Storing JWT access tokens in browser `localStorage` leaves applications vulnerable to malicious XSS scripts stealing session tokens. Storing them in standard cookies opens up CSRF vulnerabilities. Here is how modern distributed applications achieve Zero-Trust token security.
1400 font-semibold">import { 300 font-medium">Response } 400 font-semibold">from 400 font-semibold">class="text-emerald-300">"express";23400 font-semibold">export 400 font-semibold">function 300 font-medium">setSecureAuthCookie(res: 300 font-medium">Response, accessToken: 300 font-medium">string) {4 res.300 font-medium">cookie(400 font-semibold">class="text-emerald-300">"session_token", accessToken, {5 httpOnly: 300 font-semibold">true,6 secure: process.env.NODE_ENV === 400 font-semibold">class="text-emerald-300">"production",7 sameSite: 400 font-semibold">class="text-emerald-300">"lax",8 maxAge: 15 * 60 * 1000,9 path: 400 font-semibold">class="text-emerald-300">"/",10 });11}
Building Resumetrix: Architecting an ATS Resume Parser & AI Engine with Gemini 1.5 Pro & WebAssembly
A deep dive into how I built Resumetrix—an AI career toolkit that parses complex PDFs in-browser via WebAssembly, computes semantic embedding matches, and stream-optimizes resumes for Applicant Tracking Systems.
Final-Year CS Student & Full-Stack / AI Developer
MERN Authentication & RBAC Best Practices: JWT Refresh Tokens, HttpOnly Cookies, & Role Guards
Production-grade security pattern for MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js: sliding refresh tokens, password hashing with bcrypt, CSRF protection, and React Route Guards.
Final-Year CS Student & Full-Stack / AI Developer