Stateless protocol: Difference between revisions

In computing, a '''stateless protocol''' is a [[communication protocol]] in which no [[Session (computer science)|session]] information is stored by the receiver for the duration of multiple requests, usually a [[Server (computing)|server]]. RelevantThe sessionsender informationtransfers isrelevant sentsession information to the receiver by the client in such a way that every packet of information transferredrequest can be understood in isolation, that is without contextreference to session information from previous packetsrequests instored by the sessionreceiver. This property of stateless protocols makes them ideal in high volume applications, increasing performance by removing server load caused by retention of session information.