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Why is Referer a pitfall?
This interview card answers: Why is Referer a pitfall? Referer can be omitted or spoofed; it is not strong authorization. Do not use as primary auth for sensitive objects. Curl -H Referer — … can fake hotlink checks.
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Referer can be omitted or spoofed; it is not strong authorization.
Referer
Why it matters
Do not use as primary auth for sensitive objects.
How / example
curl -H Referer:… can fake hotlink checks.