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How to Protect Against XSS Attacks in Web Applications

Learn how to prevent cross-site scripting attacks in frontend and backend apps.

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DevNexus Team
Feb 26, 20266 min read

What is XSS?

Cross-Site Scripting allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Prevention Techniques

  • Sanitize user input
  • Use Content Security Policy
  • Avoid storing tokens in localStorage

JWT inspection can help debug tokens using our JWT Decoder.


Conclusion

Security must be part of development lifecycle.

On This Page

  • What is XSS?
  • Prevention Techniques
  • Conclusion

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