Access control seems correct, but error responses reveal stack traces or internal IDs.
This doesn’t break functionality, but it feels risky from a security standpoint.
I’m not sure how much information is safe to expose in errors.
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Access control seems correct, but error responses reveal stack traces or internal IDs.
This doesn’t break functionality, but it feels risky from a security standpoint.
I’m not sure how much information is safe to expose in errors.
Verbose error messages often reveal internal implementation details that attackers can use to understand system behavior. These leaks usually occur when development-mode error handling is accidentally enabled in production.
While detailed errors are useful during debugging, they shouldn’t be exposed externally once an application is live. Instead, applications should return generic error messages to clients and log detailed diagnostics internally.
Balancing usability and security means being intentional about what information is shared and with whom.
Takeaway: Errors should help developers internally without revealing internals to users.