# vasanthk/web-security-basics

Web security concepts

Repository: https://github.com/vasanthk/web-security-basics
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-security-basics
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-03-05T09:02:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4016, "days_push": 1642, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1187, forks 140 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.215004+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, web-development, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: web-security, ssl-tls, cors, xss, csrf, cheatsheet, study-notes, web-server

## Member repositories
- vasanthk/web-security-basics (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.215004+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:23:46.365065+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vasanthk/web-security-basics (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.215004+00:00, sha 1ce54134b733)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.