The 4 Essential Security Headers Every Website Needs
- Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS): Forces modern browsers to communicate solely over encrypted HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks.
- Content-Security-Policy (CSP): Restricts the domains from which scripts, styles, and images can load, neutralizing 95% of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
- X-Frame-Options: Set to
DENYorSAMEORIGINto prevent attackers from embedding your website into transparent iframes (Clickjacking). - X-Content-Type-Options: Set to
nosniffto stop MIME-type sniffing vulnerabilities.
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