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title: Do not store sensitive data to local storage
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# Do not store sensitive data to local storage

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-browser-security/local-storage-sensitive-data`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [312](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Do not store sensitive data in `localStorage` and keep the data safe from any malicious software that could read this data.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
localStorage.setItem('user', email)

localStorage.setItem('user', user.email)
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
localStorage.setItem('user', uuid)

localStorage.setItem('user', user.id)
```
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