Flask store data in request

The Session data is stored on top of cookies and the server signs them cryptographically. For this encryption, a Flask application needs a defined SECRET_KEY. Session object is also a dictionary object containing key-value pairs of session variables and associated values.

The data that is required to be saved in the session is stored in a temporary directory on the server . Assign session IDs to sessions for each client. Session data is stored at the top of the cookie, and the server signs it in encrypted mode. For this encryption, the Flask application requires a defined SECRET_KEY .

The session object of the flask package is used to set and get session data. The session object works like a dictionary but it can also keep track modifications. When we use sessions the data is stored in the browser as a cookie . The cookie used to store session data is known session cookie.