cookies

Client-side cookies should be treated as attacker-controlled even when the framework signs them. I use encrypted cookies for sensitive state, keep payloads minimal, and avoid long-lived authorization decisions inside the browser. The convenience of co

Sessions are fine when they are treated like security-sensitive state. I set HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite deliberately, rotate session identifiers after login, and keep idle timeout separate from absolute timeout. Weak cookie settings are still a co