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What is certificate pinning?

If you know about how TLS works, you know the system leans heavily on Certificate Authorities (CAs) to vouch for a server’s identity. That trust model works well most of the time, but it has a weak point: any CA in the hundreds trusted by your browser or operating system can issue a valid certificate…

What are CSRF tokens?

If you’ve ever dug into web security or looked through the source code of a login form, you’ve probably noticed a hidden field with a long, random-looking string tucked inside it. That’s a CSRF token — and while it might seem like a minor implementation detail, it’s one of the unsung heroes of web application…

ECDHE (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral) is a cryptographic algorithm used for secure key exchange in network protocols like TLS (Transport Layer Security). Its main function is to enable two parties (e.g., client and server) to agree on a shared secret over an insecure network, without transmitting the secret itself. This fact almost alone has ensured…