Security Intermediate

What is Security Headers?

HTTP response headers that instruct browsers to enable security features like XSS protection, framing prevention, and content type enforcement.

Essential security headers include Content-Security-Policy (control resource loading), X-Frame-Options (prevent clickjacking), X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff (prevent MIME sniffing), Strict-Transport-Security (force HTTPS), and Referrer-Policy (control referrer information).

Additional headers include Permissions-Policy (restrict browser features), X-XSS-Protection (legacy XSS filter), and Cross-Origin headers (CORP, COEP, COOP). Security headers are a crucial defense layer that requires no code changes — just server configuration.

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