Security Best Practices

Recommendations for securing your status page deployment.

Deployment Security

• ✅ Use HTTPS - Always use TLS in production
• ✅ Strong secrets - Generate secure SESSION_SECRET and CRON_SECRET
• ✅ Environment variables - Never commit secrets
• ✅ Update dependencies - Keep packages updated
• ✅ Rate limiting - Enable API rate limits

Authentication Security

• ✅ Change default password - Immediately after install
• ✅ Strong passwords - Minimum 12 characters
• ✅ Session timeout - Configure appropriate timeout
• ✅ Secure cookies - Enabled automatically in production

Access Control

• ✅ Least privilege - Give minimum required permissions
• ✅ Regular audits - Review user access periodically
• ✅ Remove inactive users - Disable unused accounts
• ✅ API key scopes - Limit API key permissions

API Security

• ✅ Key rotation - Rotate API keys regularly
• ✅ Expiration dates - Set key expiration
• ✅ Scoped keys - Use minimal required scopes
• ✅ Monitor usage - Watch for unusual activity

Database Security

• ✅ Encrypted connections - Use SSL for database
• ✅ Regular backups - Automated daily backups
• ✅ Access restriction - Limit database access
• ✅ Strong credentials - Secure database passwords

Monitoring

• ✅ Audit logging - Enable comprehensive logging
• ✅ Alert on anomalies - Set up alerting
• ✅ Review logs - Regular log analysis
• ✅ Error tracking - Use error monitoring tools

Security Checklist