Why I don’t trust my own deployments (and why you should audit your Security Headers)

Oleksii Antoniuk — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:15:18 +0000

As a Laravel developer, I’ve always felt pretty safe. Modern frameworks do a lot of heavy lifting, but here’s the cold truth: even the most secure backend can be undermined by a "leaky" frontend or a misconfigured Nginx.

I caught myself constantly jumping between third-party tools every time I deployed a new feature just to make sure I hadn't messed up my Strict-Transport-Security or broken my Content-Security-Policy. Eventually, I got tired of the routine and built my own module within Oleant.

What’s the deal?
I’m talking about the Security Headers Audit. It’s not just another tool that says "everything is bad"; it breaks down exactly what's happening under the hood of your URL.

Why it matters (The Tech Side):
A lot of devs think SSL/TLS is the finish line. But without the right headers, you're still vulnerable to:

Clickjacking (lack of X-Frame-Options).

MIME-sniffing (no X-Content-Type-Options).

XSS attacks that a solid CSP could have neutralized instantly.

My Implementation:
I built this using Laravel 11 + Inertia.js + Vue 3. This stack allowed me to make the audit process incredibly snappy. You drop the URL, and the Vue component reactively renders the status of every critical header.

Give it a spin:
I’ve exposed this tool as a dedicated route here:
👉 https://oleant.net/security-tools/headers-audit

It’s not a bloated "all-in-one" suite — it’s a precision scalpel. If you’re deploying something today, just throw your link in there and see how much "red" pops up. I actually found a few embarrassing gaps in my own older projects this way.

Follow my journey: https://oleant.dev/en/blog

Stop guessing, start auditing: Why I built a custom Web Performance tool for Laravel devs

Oleksii Antoniuk — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:57:31 +0000

Hi DEV community! 👋

As a Senior Laravel Developer, I've always been obsessed with one thing: Performance. We all use Lighthouse and PageSpeed Insights, but I felt something was missing—a tool that speaks the language of developers and gives actionable SEO insights without the fluff.

That's why I started building oleant.net.

What’s the goal?

My mission is to simplify Core Web Vitals optimization. It's not just about the score; it's about the user experience and how search engines perceive your architecture.

What I'm sharing here:

On this profile and my technical blog at oleant.dev, I’ll be deep-diving into:

Advanced Laravel optimization techniques.
Real-world Core Web Vitals case studies.
Building high-performance SEO tools from scratch.

I'd love to hear your thoughts! What's your biggest struggle when it comes to web performance?

Check out the auditor here: oleant.net 🚀

Forem: Oleksii Antoniuk

Why I don’t trust my own deployments (and why you should audit your Security Headers)

Stop guessing, start auditing: Why I built a custom Web Performance tool for Laravel devs

What’s the goal?

What I'm sharing here: