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Your new ahaSmall site data stored by a browser

A cookie stores a small value that a browser can send with later matching requests. Source: HTTP cookie ↗

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    Cryptography using a mathematically related public key and private key

    Public-key techniques can support encryption, digital signatures, and key agreement; they are not limited to encrypting messages.

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