---
title: "8 elements of securing Node.js applications"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/8-elements-of-securing-node-js-applications-vr8dgi3yt
source_url: https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/08/09/8-elements-securing-nodejs-applications
type: article
source: "Red Hat Developer"
published: 2022-08-09T07:14:55.275Z
updated: 2022-08-09T07:14:55.196Z
tags: ["security", "github", "architecture", "containers", "npm"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 47
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# 8 elements of securing Node.js applications

**[Red Hat Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/rhdev)** · 7 min read · 47 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Security practices apply to both the code itself and your software development process. Validate user input Unvalidated input can result in attacks such as command injection, SQL injection, and denial of service, disrupting your service and corrupting data.

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