Automated Cookie Policy Generation: Fast & Error-Free

Your site uses dozens of cookies, and your privacy policy is outdated. Integration with external services constantly adds new cookies. You can't keep up with manual updates. GDPR fines can reach €20,000,000 or 4% of annual turnover. On average, a project has 25+ cookies, manual updates take up to 3 hours per week. Automation reduces this to 10 minutes and eliminates errors. Our engineers will help automate the process: scan your site, generate an up-to-date document, and set up a consent banner. We have specialized in GDPR compliance for over 5 years and completed 50+ projects. Get a consultation — we'll assess the current state of your cookie policy. For GDPR-compliant cookie policy generation, our tool is the ideal solution. Generate cookie policy automatically with our scanner—it's quick and accurate.

Why automatic generation of Cookie Policy saves time

Manual drafting requires reviewing all scripts, searching for cookies in code, and constantly updating. Automatic scanners like Cookiebot, OneTrust, and CookieYes find all cookies in minutes, determine their categories and retention periods. Manual errors are eliminated, and the document always reflects the latest changes. For example, automatic updates are 10x faster than manual — 10 minutes instead of 2 hours. Savings from automation can reach €15,000 per year by reducing labor costs and avoiding fines.

What problems do we solve?

• Incomplete documentation — missed cookies due to dynamic loading. Scanners browse pages like a user and capture everything, including cookies from CDNs and chats. Miss rates can reach 30%.
• Outdated data — after a plugin or CMS update. Automated services scan the site weekly, updating the policy on any change.
• Legal risks — fines for missing consent. The banner collects consent before cookies load, and the document proves transparency. 70% of companies do not update their policy on time.

How often should you update the Cookie Policy?

How we do it

We use proven tools. Comparison of popular solutions:

We select the tool based on site size and budget. For high-traffic projects, we set up custom generation in Python or PHP — full control over content.

Comparison of approaches:

Example of custom generation in Python

def generate_cookie_policy(cookies_used):
    """
    cookies_used: list of dictionaries describing cookies
    """
    policy = """## Cookie Policy

Last updated: {date}

Our website uses cookies to ensure service operation, analytics, and marketing.

""".format(date=datetime.now().strftime('%d.%m.%Y'))
    
    categories = {}
    for cookie in cookies_used:
        cat = cookie['category']
        categories.setdefault(cat, []).append(cookie)
    
    for category, items in categories.items():
        policy += f"### {category}\n\n"
        policy += "| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |\n"
        policy += "|---|---|---|---|\n"
        for c in items:
            policy += f"| {c['name']} | {c['provider']} | {c['purpose']} | {c['duration']} |\n"
        policy += "\n"
    
    return policy

cookies = [
    {'name': '_ga', 'provider': 'Google', 'category': 'Analytics',
     'purpose': 'Visitor analysis', 'duration': '2 years'},
    {'name': 'session_id', 'provider': 'Site', 'category': 'Necessary',
     'purpose': 'Authentication', 'duration': 'Session'},
]

Our work process

1. Analysis — audit current cookie set and legal requirements.
2. Tool selection — choose solution for your stack and budget.
3. Configuration — install script, configure banner, generate document.
4. Testing — check on all pages, including post-login.
5. Deployment — publish and monitor updates.

What's included

• Full Cookie Policy document with table of all cookies
• Cookie consent banner integration
• Automatic scanning setup (weekly/monthly)
• GDPR compliance testing
• Consent management consultation
• Guaranteed document accuracy with weekly scanning

Estimated timelines

From 0.5 business days for a small site (up to 20 pages) to 2 days for a large portal with many integrations. Cost is calculated individually after analysis. We'll assess your project in 1 hour.

Common mistakes when drafting a Cookie Policy

• Not listing all cookies (e.g., forgetting analytics cookies from Google Analytics or marketing cookies from ad networks).
• Not updating the policy after adding a new ad pixel.
• Missing retention period information — mandatory under GDPR.
• No section on "How to manage cookies" — required by law.

According to GDPR, sites must provide transparent information about cookies. Automation helps meet this requirement without extra costs.

Avoid these mistakes with automation. Contact us — we'll set up generation for your project. Request a cookie policy audit — we'll assess your current state for free.

Web Application Security: HTTPS, CSP, XSS, CSRF, WAF, DDoS Protection

A website breach rarely looks like in movies. More often it's: a bot finds an unprotected /admin/export endpoint, downloads the customer database, and closes the connection. Or: through an outdated WordPress plugin, a web shell is uploaded, and the server starts sending spam. Or quieter: an XSS in a comment field allows stealing admin session cookies, unnoticed for months. We have analyzed dozens of such cases — each vulnerability could have been fixed at the development or audit stage.

Web application security is not a single setting. It's layers of protection, each closing a separate class of attacks. Order an audit — we'll assess the project and deliver a turnkey plan within 2–4 weeks.

How do we ensure comprehensive web application security?

HTTPS and Proper TLS Configuration

HTTPS is the minimum mandatory level. But having an SSL certificate and having a properly configured TLS are different things.

In Nginx/Apache configuration we check:

• Protocols: only TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3, SSLv3 and TLS 1.0/1.1 are disabled
• Cipher suites: prefer ECDHE (Forward Secrecy), remove NULL, RC4, DES, 3DES
• HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload) — browser will never make insecure requests
• OCSP Stapling — speeds up certificate revocation check
• Redirect 301 from HTTP to HTTPS — both in server config and code (double redirect causes SEO weight loss)

Check: SSL Labs (ssllabs.com/ssltest) should show A or A+. If B, the configuration is weak.

Let's Encrypt + Certbot for production is standard. Automatic renewal via certbot renew in cron. Wildcard certificates for subdomains via DNS-01 challenge.

Content Security Policy: The Most Powerful and Complex Protection

CSP is an HTTP header that tells the browser which sources are allowed to load resources. A properly configured CSP completely blocks most XSS attacks, even if the vulnerability exists in the code.

The problem: breaking the site with an incorrect CSP is easy. default-src 'none' — and fonts, images, JS stop working. So we start with Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only — CSP logs violations but does not block anything. We monitor reports for 2–4 weeks, refine the policy, then switch to enforcement mode.

Example of a real policy for a site with Google Analytics, Google Fonts, and Stripe:

Content-Security-Policy:
  default-src 'self';
  script-src 'self' https://www.googletagmanager.com https://js.stripe.com 'nonce-{random}';
  style-src 'self' https://fonts.googleapis.com 'unsafe-inline';
  font-src 'self' https://fonts.gstatic.com;
  frame-src https://js.stripe.com;
  img-src 'self' data: https://www.google-analytics.com;
  connect-src 'self' https://api.stripe.com https://www.google-analytics.com;
  report-uri /csp-report;

nonce — a random string generated server-side per request. Inline scripts with the correct nonce are allowed; without nonce, they are blocked. This completely breaks XSS via <script>alert(1)</script>.

'unsafe-inline' in style-src is a compromise for inline styles. It's better to remove it by moving all styles to CSS files, but that requires refactoring.

Why XSS Remains the Most Common Vulnerability?

XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) — injection of JS code through user input. According to OWASP, XSS is in the top 3 web application vulnerabilities. Three types:

Protection: never insert user input into HTML without escaping. In PHP — htmlspecialchars() with ENT_QUOTES. In Laravel Blade templates — {{ $var }} is safe, {!! $var !!} is dangerous. In React — {variable} is safe, dangerouslySetInnerHTML is dangerous. For Rich Text — use htmlpurifier on PHP or DOMPurify in the browser.

CSRF: Protecting Forms and APIs

CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) — an attacker forces the victim's browser to send a request on their behalf. Example: a user is logged into a bank, opens a malicious page, which makes fetch('https://bank.ru/transfer?to=evil&amount=50000') — if the bank is unprotected, money is transferred.

CSRF tokens — standard protection for forms: the server generates a random token, stores it in the session, and inserts it as a hidden field in the form. On POST request, the token is verified. The attacker does not know the token. Laravel does this automatically with @csrf.

SameSite cookies — modern protection: SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax prevents the browser from sending cookies in cross-site requests. Works in all modern browsers.

API without sessions (JWT, Bearer tokens) — CSRF is irrelevant if the token is not stored in a cookie (but in the Authorization header or localStorage). However, localStorage is vulnerable to XSS — so for sensitive data, HttpOnly cookies with SameSite are preferable.

WAF and DDoS Protection

WAF (Web Application Firewall) filters HTTP traffic for attacks: SQL injection, XSS, path traversal, known exploit patterns. Options:

• Cloudflare WAF — cloud-based, OWASP Top 10 rules out of the box, custom rules via expressions. Managed Rules automatically block new threats.
• ModSecurity (Nginx/Apache) — self-hosted, OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS). Flexible but requires tuning and monitoring of false positives.
• AWS WAF — for infrastructure on AWS, integrates with CloudFront and ALB.

DDoS protection. Cloudflare at L3/L4/L7 is the de facto standard for most sites. Automatic mitigation of volumetric attacks, Under Attack Mode during active attacks. For critical infrastructure — Cloudflare Magic Transit or specialized solutions (Qrator, StormWall for the Russian market).

Rate Limiting at the application level — an additional layer. Laravel ThrottleRequests middleware: 60 requests per minute per IP for general endpoints, 5 for /login and /password/reset. Redis as a counter store — mandatory for horizontally scalable systems (otherwise limits are not synchronized between servers).

Other Mandatory Measures

Security headers. Besides CSP: X-Frame-Options: DENY (clickjacking protection), X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff (MIME sniffing), Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin, Permissions-Policy (restrict browser API access: camera, microphone, geolocation).

SQL injection. Prepared statements everywhere. No concatenation of user input into SQL strings. ORM (Eloquent, Doctrine) protects by default. $wpdb->prepare() in WordPress is mandatory.

Dependency updates. composer audit and npm audit in CI/CD pipeline. Dependabot or Renovate for automatic PRs with updates. Critical CVEs — patch within 24 hours.

Secrets and configuration. .env — never in Git. Secrets in production — via CI/CD environment variables (GitHub Secrets, GitLab CI Variables) or HashiCorp Vault. Leak detection: git-secrets, truffleHog in pre-commit hooks.

How We Work

1. Audit — code scanning, configuration review, dependency analysis, manual business logic verification.
2. Planning — vulnerability remediation plan, stack selection (CSP, WAF, rate limiting).
3. Implementation — TLS setup, CSP configuration, headers, Rate Limiting, WAF.
4. Testing — re-penetration test, load testing, false positive check.
5. Deployment and Monitoring — enable production CSP, set up alerts, train the team.

What's Included

• Report with found vulnerabilities and recommendations (PDF + code snippets)
• Ready TLS configuration (Nginx/Apache)
• CSP policy with Report-Only and production versions
• WAF and Rate Limiting setup
• Dependency update plan
• Access to monitoring tools (Sentry, Datadog)
• 30 days of post-audit support (consultations, fixes)

Timeline and Cost

The budget is calculated individually — contact us for a project evaluation.