📅 2023-07-02 — Session: Enhanced Web Security through SameSite Cookie Configuration
🕒 16:10–16:20
🏷️ Labels: Cookies, Samesite, Web Security, Server-Side, Javascript
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The goal of this session was to enhance web security by configuring the SameSite attribute for cookies across various web development environments.
Key Activities
- Provided guidance on configuring the SameSite attribute for cookies to enhance security and privacy.
- Offered examples for modifying the Set-Cookie header to include the SameSite attribute in PHP, Python (Django), and Node.js (Express).
- Outlined steps to locate and modify 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, noting the absence of cookie-related code and suggesting server-side or third-party library management.
- Provided steps to fix SameSite cookie issues in server-side applications with code examples and testing recommendations.
- Offered a troubleshooting guide for identifying and resolving cookie-setting issues in server-side applications.
Achievements
- Clarified methods for implementing SameSite cookie attributes in different programming environments.
- Developed a comprehensive understanding of cookie management across server-side and client-side applications.
Pending Tasks
- Further analysis of the website’s architecture is needed to determine the exact method of cookie management, especially if third-party libraries are involved.