When implementing security policies like Content Security Policy (CSP), always include clear documentation explaining the reasoning behind each directive choice and any security trade-offs being made. This prevents confusion during code reviews and ensures team members understand the security implications.
When implementing security policies like Content Security Policy (CSP), always include clear documentation explaining the reasoning behind each directive choice and any security trade-offs being made. This prevents confusion during code reviews and ensures team members understand the security implications.
For example, when using less secure CSP directives, document why they’re necessary:
<!--
Using 'unsafe-inline' instead of 'self' because we need to allow inline <script> tags.
Trade-off: 'self' would be more secure but throws errors for inline scripts.
This configuration fixes issue #3785 without reintroducing #19697.
-->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="script-src 'unsafe-inline'" />
This practice helps maintain security awareness across the team and provides context for future modifications to security configurations.
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