What security headers should I use?
Let’s have a look at five security headers that will give your site some much-needed protection.
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
- Content Security Policy (CSP)
- Cross Site Scripting Protection (X-XSS)
- X-Frame-Options.
- X-Content-Type-Options.
Where do I put HTTP security headers?
Enable customizable security headers Go to Administration > System Settings > Security. Enter your HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), Content Security Policy (CSP), or HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP) directive(s) in the corresponding field(s).
Are HTTP headers case sensitive?
HTTP headers are case insensitive. To simplify your code, URL Loading System canonicalizes certain header field names into their standard form. For example, if the server sends a content-length header, it’s automatically adjusted to be Content-Length .
What are common HTTP headers?
List of Common HTTP Headers
| Header | Example Value |
|---|---|
| Content-Location | /index.htm |
| Content-MD5 | Q2hlY2sgSW50ZWdyaXR5IQ== |
| Content-Range | bytes 21010-47021/47022 |
| Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Security-Policy, X-WebKit-CSP | default-src ‘self’ |
How are security headers used in web applications?
These headers are usually called Security Headers and it’s about them that we are going to discuss in our article today. Security Headers are response headers, meaning that they are sent in the HTTP Response by the server, and you can easily use them to increase the overall security of your web applications.
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Why do we need secure response headers in Apache?
These headers are sent by the web server to trigger browser security mechanisms which browsers use to prevent certain Web Application attacks. You can find more information on these headers at this OWASP page. If not configured manually, these headers are not sent by Apache server and hence browser security mechanisms are not activated.
How does the HTTP Strict Transport Security Header work?
HTTP Strict Transport Security instructs the browser to access the webserver over HTTPS only. Once configured on the server, the server sends the header in the response as Strict-Transport-Security. After receiving this header, the browser will send all the requests to that server only over HTTPS. There are 3 directives for the HSTS header: