by lucent | Oct 22, 2026 | Automation, Browser, Security |
Secrets are values that must remain confidential because their disclosure could enable access, impersonation, decryption, or another protected action. Passwords, private keys, session tokens, and many API keys belong in this category. Configuration tells a system how...
by lucent | Oct 22, 2026 | Automation, Security |
Authentication verifies a claim about who or what is making a request. Authorization determines whether that identity may perform a particular action on a particular resource. Session management carries an authenticated relationship across requests without requiring a...
by lucent | Oct 22, 2026 | Security |
A threat is something that could cause harm. A vulnerability is a weakness that could be exploited or triggered. Risk concerns the likelihood and consequences of harm in a particular context. A security control is a safeguard intended to change that risk.These terms...
by lucent | Jul 23, 2026 | Security, Standards, Web Design |
Website security is the practice of reducing unnecessary risk to users, information, software, and the systems that keep a website available. It is not a single feature, plugin, certificate, or launch-day checklist. Security develops through many connected decisions...
