Is it advisable to store a hashed password in a cookie?

Question

I want user\'s to be able to select a \"remember me\" box on my website so they need not log in each time they come. So, I need to store a unique ID in a cookie to identify

Answer 1

There's a low risk with a good algorithm and large salt, but why take any unnecessary risk?

If you just need to identify the user, then store something that can uniquely identify the user, like a guid along with some other stored verification code (not their password, some random long string). I wouldn't use a guid alone as it would not be a safe method of authentication.