var USER_REGISTERED_COOKIE_VALUE = "userRegistered";
var REQUESTED_RESOURCE_URL_COOKIE_VALUE = "requestedResourceUrl";
var REQUESTED_RESOURCE_NAME_COOKIE_VALUE = "requestedResourceName";
var COOKIE_DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_PERIOD = 365 * 24 * 3600 * 1000; //year
var COOKIE_DEFAULT_PATH = "/"; //whole server

function getExpirationDate(period)
{
    var expDate = new Date();
    expDate.setTime(expDate.getTime() + period);
    return expDate;
}