security-and-hardening

Security-first development practices for web applications. Treat every external input as hostile, every secret as sacred, and every authorization check as mandatory. Security isn't a phase — it's a constraint on every line of code that touches user data, authentication, or external systems.

| "This is an internal tool, security doesn't matter" | Internal tools get compromised. Attackers target the weakest link. | | "We'll add security later" | Security retrofitting is 10x harder than building it in. Add it now. | | "No one would try to exploit this" | Automated scanners will find it. Security by obscurity is not security. |

| "The framework handles security" | Frameworks provide tools, not guarantees. You still need to use them correctly. | | "It's just a prototype" | Prototypes become production. Security habits from day one. |