Hardening Authentication & Middleware in AI Next.js Applications
Client-side redirects from Bolt and v0 are not auth. Put the session in an httpOnly cookie and check it in Next.js middleware and every data route.
Sandeep Mundra
Topic
Security
Sandeep Mundra
Why 90% of Vibe-Coded Apps Leak Data (And How to Audit Yours)
Most MVPs built on Lovable, Replit, or Cursor ship with an exposed database key or inverted access policy. Here's what IndiaNIC's security team finds in audits, and the 72-hour framework we use to fix it before launch.
IndiaNIC
Next.js
Hardening Authentication & Middleware in AI Next.js Applications
Client-side redirects from Bolt and v0 are not auth. Put the session in an httpOnly cookie and check it in Next.js middleware and every data route.
Sandeep Mundra · 17 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Security
Why 90% of Vibe-Coded Apps Leak Data (And How to Audit Yours)
Most MVPs built on Lovable, Replit, or Cursor ship with an exposed database key or inverted access policy. Here's what IndiaNIC's security team finds in audits, and the 72-hour framework we use to fix it before launch.
IndiaNIC · 1 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Next.js
Hardening Authentication & Middleware in AI Next.js Applications
Client-side redirects from Bolt and v0 are not auth. Put the session in an httpOnly cookie and check it in Next.js middleware and every data route.
Sandeep Mundra · 17 Aug 2026
Security
Why 90% of Vibe-Coded Apps Leak Data (And How to Audit Yours)
IndiaNIC · 1 Aug 2026