SecAppDev 2026 lecture details
Demystifying CSP for Modern Applications
CSP is often seen as complex and frustrating. This session explains why most policies fail, how to fix them, and how to apply CSP effectively in modern applications, including single page apps.
Wednesday June 3rd, 09:00 - 10:30
Room West Wing
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Content Security Policy, or CSP, has been around for more than a decade. We’re all familiar with it in one way or another: struggling to implement it, being called out for missing it, or debating whether 'unsafe-inline' is really unsafe. In a nutshell, CSP is messy and complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. In this session, you will learn why most CSP policies are ineffective, how to configure CSP correctly, and how to build a backwards compatible policy. We also cover deploying CSP in modern single page applications.
Key takeaway
Understand why CSP often fails and learn how to implement it correctly with practical, actionable guidance.
Content level
Deep-dive
Target audience
Developers and security professionals working on modern web applications.
Prerequisites
None
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Philippe De Ryck
Security Expert, Pragmatic Web Security
Expertise: Web security, API security, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect
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