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CORS: What is it protecting?

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CORS: What is it protecting?

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Programming@programming.dev · 4 months ago

CORS: What is it protecting? | Engineering Notes

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CORS is a browser security mechanism, not a server one. What the Origin header and preflight checks actually do, what CORS protects against, and why it is not CSRF protection.

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4 months ago
I wonder if XSS, CSRF and other client side attacks are still common

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