This section contains a list of headers supported by Flask.
To configure HTTPS and handle the headers listed below we suggest the package `flask-talisman <https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/flask-talisman>`.
To configure HTTPS and handle the headers listed below we suggest the package `flask-talisman <https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/flask-talisman>`_.
Content Security Policy (CSP)
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HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
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Enhance security and prevents common web vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting and MITM related attacks.
Redirects http requests to https on all urls, preventing Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
See also `Strict Transport Security <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Strict-Transport-Security>`_.
See also `Public Key Pinning <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Public_Key_Pinning>`_.
X-FRAME-OPTIONS (Clickjacking protection)
X-Frame-Options (Clickjacking protection)
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Prevents the client from clicking page elements outside of the website, avoiding hijacking or UI redress attacks.
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X-Content-Type-Options
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Prevents XSS by blocking requests on clients and forcing them to read the content type instead of first opening it.
This header prevents Cross-site scripting (XSS) by blocking requests on clients and forcing them to first read and validate the content-type before reading any of the contents of the request.
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See also `X-Content-Type-Options <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-Content-Type-Options>`_.
Cookie options
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Content Security Policy (CSP)
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For setting cookies on client-side storage.
Enhances security and prevents common web vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and Man-in-the-middle (MITM) related attacks.
See also `Content Security Policy <https://csp.withgoogle.com/docs/index.html>`_.
See also `HTTP cookies <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies#Secure_and_HttpOnly_cookies>`_ .
Cookie options
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HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP)
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While these headers are not directly security related, they have important options that may affect your flask application.
For associating clients with web servers through a certificate key and prevent MITM attacks.
- ``Secure`` limits your cookies to HTTPS traffic only.
- ``HttpOnly`` protects the contents of your cookie from being visible to XSS.
- ``SameSite`` ensures that cookies can only be requested from the same domain that created them but this feature is not yet fully supported across all browsers.