📅 2023-07-02 — Session: Enhanced Cookie Security with SameSite Configuration
🕒 16:10–16:20
🏷️ Labels: Cookies, Samesite, Web Security, Server-Side, Javascript
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal:
The primary goal of this session was to enhance the security and privacy of web applications by configuring the SameSite attribute for cookies across different server-side and client-side environments.
Key Activities:
- Configured the SameSite attribute for cookies to improve security and privacy, focusing on both cross-site and same-site scenarios.
- Provided examples for modifying the Set-Cookie header to include the SameSite attribute in various programming languages such as PHP, Python (Django), and Node.js (Express).
- Outlined a step-by-step process for locating and modifying cookie-setting code in server-side applications.
- Explained how to modify SameSite and Secure attributes of cookies in static websites using client-side JavaScript.
- Analyzed JavaScript code for cookie management, identifying potential server-side or third-party library involvement.
- Addressed issues with the SameSite attribute in server-side applications, providing code examples and testing recommendations.
- Offered a comprehensive guide for troubleshooting cookie setting in server-side applications, including debugging techniques.
Achievements:
- Successfully configured SameSite attributes for cookies in multiple programming environments.
- Clarified the process for modifying cookie attributes in both server-side and client-side contexts.
Pending Tasks:
- Further analysis of the website’s architecture may be needed to ensure comprehensive cookie management, especially if third-party libraries are involved.