CORS as the Third Party That Never Consents to Your API Request

Description

A meme using the 'Myth of Consensual' template showing three characters in bed. The man is labeled 'API' saying 'I CONSENT', the woman is labeled 'THE USER' saying 'I CONSENT', and Jesus standing to the right is labeled 'CORS' saying 'I DON'T!'. The bottom text reads: 'ISN'T THERE SOMEBODY YOU FORGOT TO ASK?' with an imgflip watermark. The meme perfectly captures the frustration of CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) policy blocking legitimate API requests -- even when both the API and the user agree, CORS acts as the uninvited gatekeeper that denies the cross-origin request. The template humorously positions CORS as a morally judgmental third party blocking a consensual interaction

Common Tags

CORS CrossOriginResourceSharing API ApplicationProgrammingInterface WebSecurity BrowserSecurity Frontend WebDevelopment Http DeveloperFrustration BrowserQuirks

Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick CORS: the browser security feature that exists to remind you that your localhost:3000 and localhost:8080 are in completely different trust zones, like neighbors who share a wall but refuse to share WiFi

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

CORS: the browser security feature that exists to remind you that your localhost:3000 and localhost:8080 are in completely different trust zones, like neighbors who share a wall but refuse to share WiFi
@mpolovnev 7mo

ask uBlock first!
@cafeed28 7mo

i cast --disable-web-security
@FunnyGuyU 7mo

That is a true story for me. 2 months of development. Everrything works on VPN and then the architect appears and tells everyone that API is deployed on uncontrolled environment.
@SamsonovAnton 7mo

s/CORS/KGB/g Your "KGB" may vary according to local traditions, such as NSA, GCHQ or whatever.
@azizhakberdiev 7mo

Is that why cors also can block access to... localhost
@ne_bknn 7mo

Uhhh... That's, like, incorrect. SOP - Same Origin Policy - prevents you from making cross-origin requests. CORS is the mechanism to allow them. It does not block anything.
@SamsonovAnton 7mo

My personal KGB agent approves this! 👍