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by tankenmate 245 days ago
The Sec-Fetch-Site header can't be read / written by Javascipt (or WASM, etc), cookies (or some other tokens) on the other hand can be. In most circumstances allowing Javascript to access these tokens allows for "user friendly" interfaces where a user can log in using XMLHttpRequest / API rather than using a form on a page. OOB tokens one a one off auth basis or continuous (i.e. OAuth, TOTP with every request) are more secure, but obviously requires more engineering (and comes with its own "usability" / "failure mode" trade offs).
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nchmy 245 days ago
> The Sec-Fetch-Site header can't be read / written by Javascipt

Perfect. It's not even meant or needed to be. The server uses it to validate the request came from the expected site.

As i and others have said in various comments, you seem to be lost. Nothing you're saying has any relevance to the topic at hand. And, in fact, is largely wrong.

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tankenmate 245 days ago
"Nothing you're saying has any relevance to the topic at hand. And, in fact, is largely wrong."; your confidence in your opinion doesn't make you right.

Prove it.

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