Double Submit Cookies vs SameSite Cookies
Developers should implement Double Submit Cookies when building web applications that handle sensitive user actions, such as form submissions, financial transactions, or account changes, to prevent CSRF attacks meets developers should learn and use samesite cookies to improve the security of web applications by preventing unauthorized cross-site requests, which is crucial for protecting user sessions and sensitive data. Here's our take.
Double Submit Cookies
Developers should implement Double Submit Cookies when building web applications that handle sensitive user actions, such as form submissions, financial transactions, or account changes, to prevent CSRF attacks
Double Submit Cookies
Nice PickDevelopers should implement Double Submit Cookies when building web applications that handle sensitive user actions, such as form submissions, financial transactions, or account changes, to prevent CSRF attacks
Pros
- +It is particularly useful in stateless or RESTful APIs where maintaining server-side sessions is challenging, as it provides a lightweight and effective defense mechanism without requiring server-side storage of tokens
- +Related to: csrf-protection, web-security
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
SameSite Cookies
Developers should learn and use SameSite cookies to improve the security of web applications by preventing unauthorized cross-site requests, which is crucial for protecting user sessions and sensitive data
Pros
- +It is particularly important for authentication cookies, where setting SameSite to Strict or Lax can block CSRF attacks, while None (with Secure flag) is used for cross-site scenarios like embedded iframes or third-party integrations
- +Related to: http-cookies, web-security
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Double Submit Cookies if: You want it is particularly useful in stateless or restful apis where maintaining server-side sessions is challenging, as it provides a lightweight and effective defense mechanism without requiring server-side storage of tokens and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use SameSite Cookies if: You prioritize it is particularly important for authentication cookies, where setting samesite to strict or lax can block csrf attacks, while none (with secure flag) is used for cross-site scenarios like embedded iframes or third-party integrations over what Double Submit Cookies offers.
Developers should implement Double Submit Cookies when building web applications that handle sensitive user actions, such as form submissions, financial transactions, or account changes, to prevent CSRF attacks
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