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Prototype Pollution Prevention Cheat Sheet — Node.js configuration flag

Node.js also offers the ability to remove the proto property completely using the --disable-proto=delete flag.

Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions). Node.js also offers the ability to remove the proto property completely using the --disable-proto=delete flag. Note this is a defense in depth measure. Prototype pollution is still possible using constructor.prototype properties but removing proto helps reduce attack surface and prevent certain attacks. Attribution: Adapted from OWASP Cheat Sheet Series under CC-BY-SA-4.0. Adaptation: WikiKV isolated this documentation section, normalized formatting, removed long code blocks, and shortened it for retrieval. Verify version-sensitive details at the source.
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