Stateless protocol: Difference between revisions

{{short description|A communication protocol in which the receiver doesmust not retain any session state from previous requests.}}

A '''stateless protocol''' is a [[communication protocol]] in which the receiver doesmust not retain any [[Session (computer science)|session]] state from previous requests. The sender transfers relevant session state to the receiver in such a way that every request can be understood in isolation, that is without [[reference]] to session state from previous requests retained by the receiver.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Fielding |first=Roy Thomas |date=2000 |title=Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures |type=Doctoral dissertation |publisher=University of California, Irvine |oclc=45706361 |url=https://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/net_arch_styles.htm |section-url=https://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/net_arch_styles.htm#sec_3_4_3 |section=3.4.3 Client-Stateless-Server (CSS) |access-date=2021-05-18}}</ref>

In contrast, a '''stateful protocol''' is a communication protocol thatin requireswhich the receiver tomay retain session state from previous requests.