Authentication and authorization: Middleware can be used to verify if a user has been authenticated and if they have permission to access specific resources.
Request and response handling: Middleware can be used to process requests and responses before they reach the view or are sent back to the client, such as adding extra data or modifying request headers.
Cache: Middleware can be used to cache responses in order to improve performance.
Logging: Middleware can be used to record logs of requests and responses for troubleshooting purposes.
Exception handling: Middleware can be used to catch exceptions and handle them accordingly, such as returning specific error pages or logging exception information.
Compression: Middleware can be utilized to compress responses and reduce the size of transmitted content.
Cross-origin request handling: Middleware can be used to handle cross-origin requests, such as adding CORS headers.
CSRF protection: Middleware can be used to protect the application from CSRF attacks.
Middleware can be utilized to keep track of request processing time in order to optimize performance.
Request parameter validation: Middleware can be used to verify the validity of request parameters in order to ensure the security of the request.
