vasanthk/web-security-basics resource

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A curated reference document reviewing fundamental web security concepts such as SSL/TLS, CORS, XSS, CSRF, and access/refresh tokens. It is a knowledge resource rather than runnable software, maintained as a GitHub repository of explanatory notes.

Use cases

• learn how SSL/TLS handshakes work
• understand CORS and cross-origin requests
• study cross-site scripting attack concepts
• review CSRF prevention basics
• understand access and refresh token flows
• prepare for web security interviews

When to choose

• you want concise explanations of core web security concepts
• you are preparing for security-related interviews or reviews
• you need a quick refresher on TLS, CORS, XSS, or CSRF

When to avoid

• you need a security scanning tool or library to integrate into code
• you need exhaustive, up-to-date security standards documentation
• you need hands-on labs or exercises

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

security documentation security web-development developer-tools tutorials cross-platform web-security ssl-tls cors xss csrf cheatsheet study-notes web-server

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