security-express

To audit Express.js security, validate middleware, CORS, headers, and session handling against best practices. The audit checks helmet usage, body-parser limits, and authentication ordering to output concrete remediation steps.

Helmet protects Express.js security headers by setting HTTP response headers that mitigate common web vulnerabilities. The audit checks your helmet configuration to ensure these headers are properly enforced and configured against best practices.

Configuring CORS securely requires validating safe defaults for origin, credentials, and allowlists. The audit checks your CORS configuration against best practices to prevent unauthorized cross-origin access and provides remediation steps.

Middleware order affects Express.js authentication because security checks must execute before route handlers to enforce proper auth flow. The audit analyzes middleware ordering and route protection to ensure authentication is not bypassed.

Yes, you can audit Express session handling for any codebase size and structure. The audit validates configurations against best practices, focusing on session handling and authentication middleware to ensure non-strict configurations are remediated.

Body-parser limits in Express security restrict request sizes to prevent denial-of-service attacks, but incorrect limits can block legitimate large payloads. The audit validates safe request size controls to balance security and functionality.