Browser & Web Performance · Middle · Question 73 of 75

What does the `Clear-Site-Data` header do, for example on logout?

Clear-Site-Data: "cache", "cookies", "storage"

✓Correct answer: Tells the browser to delete the site's cached data, cookies and storage for that origin
2Clears the user's whole browser history
3Clears the server-side session table

Explanation

It makes logout on shared computers more thorough, removing data the client could otherwise keep.

Further reading

MDN: Clear-Site-Data ↗

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