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Simplified, CORS allows servers to tell browsers which requests to allow or disallow between different domains. CORS is what blocks malicious-site.xyz from maki
by Etheryte 7y ago
Simplified, CORS allows servers to tell browsers which requests to allow or disallow between different domains. CORS is what blocks malicious-site.xyz from making a request to your-bank.com APIs with your credentials.
- dfox 7y agoCORS is what allows your-bank.com to tell the browser that it can allow such requests (presumably because it is safe to do so).