web-framework-security
Safeguard articles tagged "web-framework-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
10 articles
WebSocket Security Guide: Origin Checks, Auth, and CSWSH
WebSockets skip the same-origin policy and don't carry your REST auth for free. Cross-site WebSocket hijacking is the flaw teams miss. Here's how to secure the handshake.
Single-Page Application Security: Tokens, XSS, and the Public Bundle
In an SPA, one XSS is game over and your entire bundle is public. Here's how token storage, CSP, OAuth PKCE, and CORS decide whether your SPA holds.
REST API Security Best Practices: The OWASP API Top 10 in Practice
Most API breaches aren't exotic — they're broken object-level authorization and missing rate limits. A practical walk through the OWASP API Security Top 10.
GraphQL API Security: Introspection, Depth Limits, and Authorization
GraphQL's flexibility is its attack surface. Nested queries, introspection, and per-field authorization all fail differently than REST. Here's how to secure them.
Laravel Security Best Practices: Mass Assignment, Blade, and Debug Mode
Laravel's defaults are solid, but $guarded misuse, {!! !!} in Blade, and APP_DEBUG=true in production have all led to real compromises. Here's the fix.
Rails Security Best Practices: Strong Parameters, SQL, and Gems
Rails ships secure defaults, but mass assignment, string-interpolated SQL, and unvetted gems still cause real breaches. Here is how to hold the line.
Angular Security Best Practices: Trusting the Sanitizer, Not Bypassing It
Angular sanitizes bindings by default — until a developer calls bypassSecurityTrustHtml. Here is how Angular's security model works and where teams break it.
Vue Security Best Practices: v-html, Dynamic Components, and SSR
Vue escapes mustache templates automatically, but v-html, dynamic component names, and SSR hydration open real XSS holes. Here is how to close them.
Next.js Security Best Practices: Middleware, Server Components, and Secrets
CVE-2025-29927 let attackers skip Next.js middleware with a single header. Here is where App Router security actually breaks and how to lock it down.
React Security Best Practices: A Practical Checklist for 2026
React escapes JSX text for you, but XSS sinks, secrets in the client bundle, token storage, and a 500-package npm worm are still yours to handle.