CORS

intermediate
security
Enhanced Content

Definition

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing - mechanism that allows web pages to access resources from other domains. Like having permission slips that allow websites to share resources safely.

Real-World Example

Web applications configure CORS to allow their frontend to communicate with APIs hosted on different domains.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

CORS is a web security standard implemented by browsers and configured via HTTP response headers on your web server, API gateway, CDN, or storage origin. Cloud providers don’t have a single “CORS service,” but many services let you set CORS rules (allowed origins, methods, headers) for APIs, storage buckets, and CDN/origin responses.

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