Cloudinary unsigned presets are public upload endpoints; harden them
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TL;DR
Treat an unsigned preset as a public upload endpoint: lock it down with allowed formats, a max file size, a fixed folder, and unique filenames. For anything sensitive, switch to signed server-side uploads with access_mode authenticated and short-lived signed delivery URLs instead.
Steps
- Treat an unsigned preset as a public upload endpoint: lock it down with allowed formats, a max file size, a fixed folder, and unique filenames. For anything sensitive, switch to signed server-side uploads with access_mode authenticated and short-lived signed delivery URLs instead. Review existing presets for unrestricted unsigned ones before launch.
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