Directus is an API-first headless CMS with role-based permissions and token-based access. Hardening must center on schema permission boundaries and API token governance.
¶ 1) Protect secrets and administrative access
- define granular role permissions for collections and fields; avoid broad admin tokens
- use short-lived personal access tokens and rotate service tokens
¶ 2) Control extensions and update cadence
- secure KEY and SECRET plus database credentials in secret storage
- restrict CORS origins to trusted frontend domains only
¶ 3) Harden runtime and deployment perimeter
- enforce HTTPS, proxy rate limits, and request body limits for public APIs
- review webhook and flow automations for least privilege
- Directus docs: https://docs.directus.io/
- Directus source: https://github.com/directus/directus
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