WebSockets

  1. Security Considerations
    1. WebSocket Secure (WSS) Protocol
      1. Differences from WS
        1. Certificate Requirements
        2. TLS/SSL Encryption
          1. Setting Up Certificates
            1. Cipher Suites
              1. Security Best Practices
              2. Authentication and Authorization
                1. Token-Based Authentication
                  1. JWT Integration
                    1. Token Validation Process
                    2. Session Authentication
                    3. Preventing Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH)
                      1. Same-Origin Policy
                        1. Custom Header Validation
                        2. Origin Validation
                          1. Checking the Origin Header
                            1. Whitelisting Trusted Origins
                            2. Rate Limiting and DoS Protection
                              1. Connection Rate Limiting
                                1. Message Rate Limiting
                                  1. IP Blacklisting

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                                7. Scaling WebSocket Applications