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rbansal
rbansal

Reputation: 1360

Why cookie is bieng sent, even if didn't added in header?

I am trying to create a GET request using HttpRequester ( addon in firefox ). And I am analyzing packet using the Http Fox ( addon in firefox ). I have created a GET packet with following parameters
url :-http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes
Headers
Host :- enquiry.indianrail.gov.in
Referer :- http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/

When I submit this request. I get a response code of 200. In the HttpFox add on, When I analyze my packet, I see that there is additional field in header named
cookie with value _ga=GA1.3.150104442.1441509203.
Relevant Information
Before sending the request deleted all the cookies for enquiry.indianrail.gov.in .
Running all this behind a proxy server.
I get the respone 200 in HttpRequester, while 302 in HttpFox
I want to know, If I am not attaching cookie in my header,than Why HttpFox shows cookie in the header ( with response code 302 ) ?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 947

Answers (1)

glenschler
glenschler

Reputation: 188

The _ga cookie is a google tracking cookie. It is a client cookie created by google analytics.js running in your browser. The analytics.js is included by common.js, which is included in the /ntes home page.

HttpRequester will not execute the javascript logic which creates the client side _ga cookie. It may not automatically load the analytics.js either. If you are trying to automate a page that needs to execute javascript, one simple way is to use a headless browser, such as phantomjs

Upvotes: 3

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