Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prevention

Long Vu
Nov 16, 2024

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What is it?

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a common web security vulnerability that enables attackers to inject harmful scripts into web pages accessed by users. Mitigating XSS necessitates a comprehensive strategy integrating multiple techniques to safeguard input and output processes.

Attack mechanism

We can use some techniques to prevent attacks

  • Input handling
  • Content Security Policy (CSP)
  • Output encoding XSS
  • Filtering middleware
  • Cookie Security
  • XSS Scanner Tools

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Long Vu
Long Vu

Written by Long Vu

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