How to securely allow localhost to access through CORS, without exposing it to anyone’s localhost?

It is recommended to do this often in web apps:
import { NextResponse } from ‘next/server’
import type { NextRequest } from ‘next/server’

// Define allowed origins
const allowedOrigins = [
‘http://localhost:3000’,
‘http://localhost:30… Continue reading How to securely allow localhost to access through CORS, without exposing it to anyone’s localhost?

Is my TOTP key secure on a free hosting provider server with FTP and .htaccess restrictions?

I’m hosting a website on a free hosting provider server that uses PHP for OTP-based authentication. Here’s how it works:

If an unregistered IP address visits the site, it shows an "Unauthorized" message.

For registered IPs, the… Continue reading Is my TOTP key secure on a free hosting provider server with FTP and .htaccess restrictions?

My hosting has no content, but shows error – requested an insecure script ‘http://cdn.jsinit.directfwd.com/sk-jspark_init.php

I have recently bought a hosting and hosted my php site, but after hosting site was not loading and showing a round loading image. I thought my files were infected, so I checked on console and I got this error – mixed content error, reques… Continue reading My hosting has no content, but shows error – requested an insecure script ‘http://cdn.jsinit.directfwd.com/sk-jspark_init.php

When viewing a hotlinked Google image preview, is the IP address of Google’s server recorded on the original site?

When I click on a Google image thumbnail to view a larger preview, I understand that the image is hotlinked from the hosting site.
In this case, when I view the hotlinked Google preview image, is my IP address recorded by the original site… Continue reading When viewing a hotlinked Google image preview, is the IP address of Google’s server recorded on the original site?

Understanding Search Behavior on a Website [URL Encoding and Query Handling] [closed]

I’m currently testing the search feature on a website, and I’ve encountered an interesting behavior. The site displays the search query in the page itself, even if it’s an XSS payload (although it doesn’t trigger any XSS). Here are the det… Continue reading Understanding Search Behavior on a Website [URL Encoding and Query Handling] [closed]