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Here’s how to prevent it:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>✅ Validate the \u003Ccode inline=\"\">Origin\u003C\u002Fcode> header to ensure the request is coming from a trusted domain.\u003Cbr>✅ Always use \u003Ccode inline=\"\">wss:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode> (TLS) to encrypt data in transit.\u003Cbr>✅ Require authentication before upgrading to WebSocket (e.g., via JWT or OAuth2).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Example of checking origin in Go:\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-plaintext language-go\">upgrader := websocket.Upgrader{\n    CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool {\n        return r.Header.Get(\"Origin\") == \"https:\u002F\u002Fyourdomain.com\"\n    },\n}\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>🌐 Managing Multi-instance Connections (Horizontal Scaling)\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When your system spans multiple WebSocket servers (e.g., behind a load balancer or on Kubernetes), you need to synchronize connection states across instances.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Use Redis Pub\u002FSub, NATS, or other message brokers to relay messages across instances.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Design your architecture with horizontal scalability in mind from the start.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>✅ Best Practices Checklist\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>🔌 Terminate idle or unresponsive connections after the timeout.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>📝 Log every connection, disconnection, and error.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>🧪 Perform regular load testing to ensure real-world stability.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>⚙️ Adjust timeouts based on actual use cases (e.g., 1–2 minutes for chat, shorter for games).\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>🔒 Use TLS (wss:\u002F\u002F) in all production deployments to ensure data security.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>🔐 Summary\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A 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