diff --git a/cmd/generic-handlers.go b/cmd/generic-handlers.go index 8226d27c8..c61b20567 100644 --- a/cmd/generic-handlers.go +++ b/cmd/generic-handlers.go @@ -553,11 +553,16 @@ func addCustomHeaders(h http.Handler) http.Handler { }) } +// addSecurityHeaders adds various HTTP(S) response headers. +// Security Headers enable various security protections behaviors in the client's browser. func addSecurityHeaders(h http.Handler) http.Handler { return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { header := w.Header() - header.Set("X-XSS-Protection", "1; mode=block") // Prevents against XSS attacks - header.Set("Content-Security-Policy", "block-all-mixed-content") // prevent mixed (HTTP / HTTPS content) + header.Set("X-XSS-Protection", "1; mode=block") // Prevents against XSS attacks + header.Set("Content-Security-Policy", "block-all-mixed-content") // prevent mixed (HTTP / HTTPS content) + header.Set("X-Frame-Options", "deny") // Prevent against Clickjack attack + header.Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff") // Prevent mime-sniff + header.Set("Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains") // HSTS mitigates variants of MITM attacks h.ServeHTTP(w, r) }) }