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Security Utilities

The security utilities provide comprehensive security features specifically designed for edge environments, including headers management, CSRF protection, XSS prevention, DDoS mitigation, and request validation.

Features

  • Security Headers: Comprehensive HTTP security headers management
  • CSRF Protection: Cross-Site Request Forgery prevention
  • XSS Prevention: Cross-Site Scripting attack mitigation
  • DDoS Protection: Distributed Denial of Service attack prevention
  • Request Validation: JSON Schema-based request validation
  • Input Sanitization: Safe input processing and sanitization
  • Security Monitoring: Security event logging and monitoring
  • Edge Optimized: Low-latency security operations

Quick Start

SecurityHeadersManager

Comprehensive HTTP security headers management.

Constructor Options

Header Generation

Dynamic Headers

CSRFProtection

Cross-Site Request Forgery protection with double-submit cookie pattern.

Constructor Options

Token Generation

Token Validation

Middleware Integration

XSSPrevention

Cross-Site Scripting attack prevention and input sanitization.

Constructor Options

Input Sanitization

Content Validation

RequestValidator

JSON Schema-based request validation with comprehensive error reporting.

Constructor Options

Schema Management

Request Validation

Advanced Validation

DDoSProtection

Distributed Denial of Service attack prevention and mitigation.

Constructor Options

Request Filtering

Challenge-Response

Monitoring and Analytics

Security Monitoring

Security Event Logging

Real-time Alerts

Middleware Integration

Complete Security Middleware Chain

Performance Considerations

Security Overhead

Memory Management

Platform-Specific Notes

Cloudflare Workers

  • Compatible with Cloudflare security features
  • Use Cloudflare KV for distributed security state
  • Leverage Cloudflare’s DDoS protection

Vercel Edge Functions

  • Compatible with Vercel’s security headers
  • Use Edge Config for security configuration
  • Support for Vercel’s bot protection

Deno Deploy

  • Native performance with Deno runtime
  • Compatible with Deno KV for security state
  • Support for Web Crypto API

Security Best Practices

Defense in Depth

Security Headers Configuration

Incident Response

Testing

Run security tests with:

API Reference

SecurityHeadersManager Methods

  • generate(options) - Generate security headers
  • generateCSP(options) - Generate CSP header
  • generateHSTS(options) - Generate HSTS header
  • addHeader(name, value) - Add custom header

CSRFProtection Methods

  • generateToken(sessionId) - Generate CSRF token
  • validateToken(request, sessionId, options) - Validate CSRF token
  • setTokenCookie(response, token, options) - Set token cookie
  • middleware(options) - CSRF middleware

XSSPrevention Methods

  • sanitize(input, context) - Sanitize input
  • sanitizeUrl(url) - Sanitize URL
  • validate(input, context) - Validate input safety

RequestValidator Methods

  • addSchema(name, schema, options) - Add validation schema
  • validate(data, schemaName) - Validate data
  • getSchema(name) - Get schema by name

DDoSProtection Methods

  • shouldBlock(request) - Check if request should be blocked
  • createChallenge(options) - Create challenge
  • verifyChallenge(request, challenge) - Verify challenge response
  • blockIP(ip, duration) - Block IP address
  • getStats() - Get DDoS statistics

SecurityMonitor Methods

  • logEvent(event) - Log security event
  • getReport(options) - Get security report
  • onAlert(type, handler) - Set alert handler
  • processAlerts() - Process pending alerts

Contributing

When contributing to security utilities:
  1. Follow security best practices
  2. Add comprehensive security tests
  3. Update documentation for security features
  4. Consider performance impact of security measures
  5. Test across all supported platforms

License

MIT