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The set of tips in this chapter deals with security in Express.js applications. Security is often a neglected topic that is deferred until the last minute before the release. Obviously, this approach of treating security as an afterthought is prone to leaving holes for attackers. A better approach is to consider and implement security matters from the ground up.

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  1. 1.

    http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man1/authbind.1.html

  2. 2.

    http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Directory-Setuid-and-Setgid.html

  3. 3.

    http://recxltd.blogspot.com/2012/03/seven-web-server-http-headers-that.html

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© 2014 Azat Mardan

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Mardan, A. (2014). Security Tips. In: Pro Express.js. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0037-7_15

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