How To Handle Cookies In Selenium | Selenium 4 Tutorial With Java | LambdaTest

About The Video

In this Selenium 4 Java Tutorial, Anton Angelov (@angelovstanton), Co-founder & CTO of Automate The Planet Ltd., deep dives into the various aspects of Cookies primarily used by website owners to track the user’s visits or activity. He explains the Selenium Cookies APIs using which we can perform multiple actions on the Cookies.

Video Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:19 Course Modules

1:56 Cookies fundamentals

7:22 How to test Cookies on a website?

10:30 Cookie vs Session

11:23 Demo of handling Cookies in Selenium

22:36 Conclusion

Key Topics Covered

Introduction to Cookies: The video begins with an explanation of what cookies are, their purpose, and how they are used by websites to store data on users' machines. It provides a basic understanding of cookies, including session cookies and persistent cookies, and their role in web browsing and online platforms.

Working with Cookies in Selenium: The presenter explains how to interact with cookies using Selenium, demonstrating methods to add, delete, and manage cookies in automated tests. This section is practical for understanding how cookies can be manipulated in a testing environment.

Automating Cookie Handling Scenarios: The video showcases specific scenarios where cookies play a crucial role, such as automating tests for login sessions, handling consent pop-ups, and ensuring the privacy policy compliance, especially in the context of European regulations.

Advanced Testing Techniques: Towards the end, the video delves into more advanced testing techniques involving cookies, including setting cookies to bypass login screens or consent forms, thereby speeding up the testing process.

Best Practices and Tips: The presenter shares best practices for testing cookies on multiple browsers, ensuring data encryption, and validating cookies' expiration dates to meet the requirements.

Practical Demonstrations: Throughout the video, practical demonstrations are provided, including code examples and walkthroughs of testing strategies in a live environment. This hands-on approach helps viewers understand the application of concepts discussed.

Q&A and Resources: The video concludes with a Q&A section, addressing common questions related to cookie handling in Selenium. Additionally, viewers are directed to resources for further learning, including the LambdaTest blog and Selenium certification.

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