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Summary

Adds a comprehensive guide on preventing path traversal attacks in Node.js applications. This article establishes a new Security content pillar for the blog.

  • New article: "Node.js Path Traversal: Prevention & Security Guide" (/blog/nodejs-path-traversal-security)
  • ~6,500 words covering attack vectors, defense patterns, and testing strategies
  • Includes working code examples for secure file servers (vanilla Node.js + Express.js)
  • References real-world CVEs (Apache, Rails, npm packages, Node.js itself)
  • Updated content calendar to include Security as a 4th content pillar

Article Highlights

  • Quick Answer section with copy-paste safeResolve() utility
  • Attack vectors covered: basic traversal, URL encoding, double encoding, null bytes, Windows paths, UNC paths, symlinks
  • Defense patterns: input decoding, path canonicalization, boundary checking, TOCTOU mitigation
  • Framework integration: Express.js example with res.sendFile()
  • Testing suite: Node.js built-in test runner examples + penetration testing checklist
  • Monitoring & incident response: logging patterns and response procedures

SEO Considerations

  • Primary keyword: "node js path traversal" (est. 1,000+ monthly searches)
  • 6 FAQ items for schema markup / featured snippets
  • Internal links to existing content (file operations guide, race conditions, installing Node.js)
  • Backlink from Reading/Writing Files guide already in place

Content Calendar Updates

  • Added "Node.js Security" as 4th content pillar
  • Added Month 9-10 security roadmap with 3 future articles:
    • Input Validation in Node.js
    • Secure File Uploads
    • OWASP Top 10 for Node.js
  • Updated internal linking map with security cluster structure

@lmammino lmammino merged commit 4010da1 into main Feb 2, 2026
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