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OWASP-style quick reference — authn/authz, injection, secrets, sessions, crypto, dependencies. Use during code review and before committing security-sensitive changes.
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Security checklist
Authn / authz
- Authentication check happens on a path the caller can't influence (verified JWT, session cookie with
HttpOnly/Secure/SameSite). - Authorization is explicit in the handler, not implied by routing.
- Role/permission decisions use the server's identity model, never a client-supplied header.
- Multi-tenant check: the resource belongs to the caller's tenant (not just the caller's user).
- No IDOR: object IDs in URLs are checked against ownership, not just existence.
Input validation
- Validated at the edge (handler/controller), not deep in services.
- Schema-based where possible (zod/pydantic/struct tags).
- Every sink is aware of the shape feeding it (SQL parameters, shell args, template context, file paths, HTTP URLs, deserializers).
Injection surfaces
- SQL: parameters only. Never string-concat into a query.
- Shell: use argv arrays, never
exec(string)with user input. Use a safe runner (execFile,subprocess.run([...])). - Path: reject
.., absolute paths, and symlinks that escape the allowed root. - Template: auto-escape on; avoid
raw/|safe; parameterize over string assembly. - Deserializers: never
pickle/yaml.load/evalon untrusted input. - HTML rendering: sanitize + use a framework that auto-escapes; beware
dangerouslySetInnerHTML.
Secrets
- Not in source.
- Not logged. Scrub before logging (redact keys like
password,token,secret,auth). - Read from env or a secrets manager.
- Rotated when in doubt.
Sessions / cookies
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HttpOnly,Secure,SameSite=Lax(orStrictwhen tighter is fine). - Session rotates on privilege change (login, logout, role change).
- Logout invalidates server-side, not just client-side.
Crypto
- Use the platform library. Never roll your own.
- MD5 / SHA-1 are NOT for security. Use SHA-256+, bcrypt/argon2 for passwords.
- Encryption in authenticated mode (AES-GCM), never ECB.
- RNG: cryptographic (
crypto.randomBytes/secrets.token_*), neverMath.random. - Secrets compared in constant time where applicable.
Transport
- TLS everywhere. Redirect HTTP → HTTPS.
- HSTS set for production domains.
- No secrets in query strings (URLs end up in logs).
- CSRF: token on state-changing endpoints (unless using strict CORS + SameSite cookies and you can prove it).
CORS
- Allow-list, not wildcard, for credentialed requests.
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Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *never withAccess-Control-Allow-Credentials: true.
Output / response
- Return only fields the caller is entitled to — no "send the whole ORM object" leaks.
- Error messages don't expose internals (stack traces, SQL, file paths) to clients.
Dependencies
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npm audit/pip-audit/bundler-audit/cargo audit/govulncheckclean (or triaged). - New dep has a real reason. Not "saw it on a blog post."
Rate limiting / abuse
- Expensive endpoints throttled per user/IP/tenant.
- Login is bruteforce-protected (rate limit + lockout threshold).
- Enumeration-resistant responses on auth endpoints.
File uploads
- Type detected from content, not extension.
- Size limits enforced before reading into memory.
- Served from a domain without session cookies (or via signed URL).
Logging
- No PII / secrets in logs.
- Log authn events (success, failure, logout).
- Include requestId for correlation.