Clerk Security Basics Overview Implement security best practices for Clerk authentication: environment variable protection, middleware hardening, API route defense, webhook verification, and session security. Prerequisites - Clerk SDK installed and configured - Understanding of OWASP authentication best practices - Production deployment planned or active Instructions Step 1: Secure Environment Variables Validate at startup that secret keys are not leaked: Step 2: Hardened Middleware Configuration Step 3: Secure API Routes Step 4: Secure Webhook Verification Step 5: Session Security Best Pract…