feat: add HSTS, CSP, and Permissions-Policy security headers (closes #91) #121

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clawbot merged 2 commits from issue-91-security-headers into next 2026-09-21 20:43:13 +02:00
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@@ -21,6 +21,33 @@ import (
// CORSMaxAgeSeconds is the max age for CORS preflight cache (24 hours).
const CORSMaxAgeSeconds = 86400
// HSTSValue is the Strict-Transport-Security header value: one year with
// includeSubDomains. Emitted unconditionally even though pixa listens plain
// HTTP behind a TLS-terminating proxy; browsers ignore an HSTS header received
// over plaintext (RFC 6797 section 8.1), so it never lies about the connection,
// and emitting it here avoids trusting a forwarded-proto header.
const HSTSValue = "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
// ContentSecurityPolicyValue is the Content-Security-Policy header value.
// default-src 'self' is the baseline and frame-ancestors 'none' is the primary
// clickjacking control. 'unsafe-inline' is required in script-src and style-src
// because the served templates carry inline onclick handlers (generator page)
// and the bundled Tailwind asset injects a runtime <style> element; dropping it
// needs template changes outside this issue's scope.
const ContentSecurityPolicyValue = "default-src 'self'; " +
"script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; " +
"style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; " +
"object-src 'none'; " +
"base-uri 'self'; " +
"form-action 'self'; " +
"frame-ancestors 'none'"
// PermissionsPolicyValue is the Permissions-Policy header value. Every listed
// feature is denied because pixa uses none of them.
const PermissionsPolicyValue = "accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), " +
"display-capture=(), geolocation=(), gyroscope=(), magnetometer=(), " +
"microphone=(), payment=(), usb=()"
// Params defines dependencies for Middleware.
type Params struct {
fx.In
@@ -164,6 +191,16 @@ func (s *Middleware) SecurityHeaders() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
// Disable XSS filtering (modern browsers don't need it, can cause issues)
w.Header().Set("X-XSS-Protection", "0")
// Force HTTPS on future visits (ignored by browsers over plaintext)
w.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", HSTSValue)
// Restrict content sources; frame-ancestors is the primary
// clickjacking control, X-Frame-Options the legacy fallback
w.Header().Set("Content-Security-Policy", ContentSecurityPolicyValue)
// Deny browser features pixa does not use
w.Header().Set("Permissions-Policy", PermissionsPolicyValue)
next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
})
}
@@ -56,6 +56,61 @@ func TestSecurityHeaders(t *testing.T) {
}
}
func TestSecurityHeaders_PolicyHeaders(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
cfg := &config.Config{}
mw := &Middleware{
log: slog.Default(),
config: cfg,
}
testHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
})
handler := mw.SecurityHeaders()(testHandler)
req := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "/test", nil)
rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
tests := []struct {
header string
want string
}{
{"Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"},
{
"Content-Security-Policy",
"default-src 'self'; " +
"script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; " +
"style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; " +
"object-src 'none'; " +
"base-uri 'self'; " +
"form-action 'self'; " +
"frame-ancestors 'none'",
},
{
"Permissions-Policy",
"accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), " +
"display-capture=(), geolocation=(), gyroscope=(), " +
"magnetometer=(), microphone=(), payment=(), usb=()",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.header, func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
got := rec.Header().Get(tt.header)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("%s = %q, want %q", tt.header, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}
func TestSecurityHeaders_PreservesExistingHeaders(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()