Security headers

docs/Reference.md

@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@ When creating a server instance, the following options configure the server's be
     - `additionalExposedHeaders` - a strings array of additional headers to `exposedHeaders`. Use this to keep the default headers in place.
     - `credentials` - if `true`, allows user credentials to be sent ('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials'). Defaults to `false`.
 
+- `security` - sets some common security related headers. All headers are disabled by default. To enable set `security` to `true` or to an object with
+the following options:
+    - `hsts` - controls the 'Strict-Transport-Security' header. If set to `true` the header will be set to `max-age=15768000`, if specified as a number
+      the maxAge parameter will be set to that number. Defaults to `true`. You may also specify an object with the following fields:
+        - `maxAge` - the max-age portion of the header, as a number. Default is `15768000`.
+        - `includeSubdomains` - a boolean specifying whether to add the `includeSubdomains` flag to the header.
+    - `xframe` - controls the 'X-Frame-Options' header. When set to `true` the header will be set to `DENY`, you may also specify a string value of
+      'deny' or 'sameorigin'. To use the 'allow-from' rule, you must set this to an object with the following fields:
+        - `rule` - either 'deny', 'sameorigin', or 'allow-from'
+        - `source` - when `rule` is 'allow-from' this is used to form the rest of the header, otherwise this field is ignored. If `rule` is 'allow-from'
+          but `source` is unset, the rule will be automatically changed to 'sameorigin'.
+    - `xss` - boolean that controls the 'X-XSS-PROTECTION' header for IE. Defaults to `true` which sets the header to equal '1; mode=block'.
+    - `noOpen` - boolean controlling the 'X-Download-Options' header for IE, preventing downloads from executing in your context. Defaults to `true` setting
+      the header to 'noopen'.
+    - `noSniff` - boolean controlling the 'X-Content-Type-Options' header. Defaults to `true` setting the header to its only and default option, 'nosniff'.
+
 - `debug` - controls the error types sent to the console:
     - `request` - a string array of request log tags to be displayed via `console.error()` when the events are logged via `request.log()`. Defaults
       to uncaught errors thrown in external code (these errors are handled automatically and result in an Internal Server Error (500) error response) or

lib/defaults.js

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ exports.server = {
     // Optional components
 
     cors: false,                                    // CORS headers on responses and OPTIONS requests (defaults: exports.cors): false -> null, true -> defaults, {} -> override defaults
+    security: false,                                // Security headers on responses (defaults exports.security): false -> null, true -> defaults, {} -> override defaults
     views: undefined                                // Views engine
 };
 
@@ -140,6 +141,14 @@ exports.cors = {
     credentials: false
 };
 
+exports.security = {
+    hsts: 15768000,
+    xframe: 'deny',
+    xss: true,
+    noOpen: true,
+    noSniff: true
+};
+
 
 // Server caching
 

lib/response/headers.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ exports.apply = function (request, next) {
     }
 
     internals.cors(response, request);
+    internals.security(response, request);
     internals.content(response);
     internals.state(response, request, function (err) {
 
@@ -128,6 +129,34 @@ internals.matchOrigin = function (origin, cors) {
 };
 
 
+internals.security = function (response, request) {
+
+    var security = request.route.security === undefined ? request.server.settings.security : request.route.security;
+
+    if (security) {
+        if (security._hsts) {
+            response._header('strict-transport-security', security._hsts, { override: false });
+        }
+
+        if (security._xframe) {
+            response._header('x-frame-options', security._xframe, { override: false });
+        }
+
+        if (security.xss) {
+            response._header('x-xss-protection', '1; mode=block', { override: false });
+        }
+
+        if (security.noOpen) {
+            response._header('x-download-options', 'noopen', { override: false });
+        }
+
+        if (security.noSniff) {
+            response._header('x-content-type-options', 'nosniff', { override: false });
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+
 internals.content = function (response) {
 
     var type = response.headers['content-type'];

lib/schema.js

@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ internals.viewSchema = function (base) {
 };
 
 
+internals.security = Joi.object({
+    hsts: [Joi.object({
+        maxAge: Joi.number(),
+        includeSubdomains: Joi.boolean()
+    }), Joi.boolean(), Joi.number()],
+    xframe: [Joi.boolean(),
+        Joi.string().valid('sameorigin', 'deny'),
+        Joi.object({
+            rule: Joi.string().valid('sameorigin', 'deny', 'allow-from'),
+            source: Joi.string()
+        })
+    ],
+    xss: Joi.boolean(),
+    noOpen: Joi.boolean(),
+    noSniff: Joi.boolean()
+}).allow(null, false, true);
+
+
 internals.server = {
     app: Joi.object().allow(null),
     cache: Joi.alternatives(Joi.string(), internals.cache, Joi.array().includes(internals.cache)).allow(null),
@@ -64,6 +82,7 @@ internals.server = {
         additionalExposedHeaders: Joi.array(),
         credentials: Joi.boolean()
     }).allow(null, false, true),
+    security: internals.security,
     debug: Joi.object({
         request: Joi.array().allow(false)
     }).allow(false),
@@ -113,7 +132,6 @@ internals.server = {
     maxSockets: Joi.number().positive().allow(false)
 };
 
-
 internals.route = {
     method: Joi.alternatives(Joi.string(), Joi.array().includes(Joi.string()).min(1)).required(),
     path: Joi.string().required(),
@@ -183,6 +201,7 @@ internals.routeConfig = {
         expiresAt: Joi.string()
     }),
     cors: Joi.boolean(),
+    security: internals.security,
     jsonp: Joi.string(),
     app: Joi.object().allow(null),
     plugins: Joi.object(),

lib/server.js

@@ -171,6 +171,42 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Server = function (/* host, port, options *
         }
     }
 
+    // Generate security headers
+
+    this.settings.security = Utils.applyToDefaults(Defaults.security, this.settings.security);
+    if (this.settings.security) {
+        if (this.settings.security.hsts) {
+            if (this.settings.security.hsts === true) {
+                this.settings.security._hsts = 'max-age=15768000';
+            } else if (typeof this.settings.security.hsts === 'number') {
+                this.settings.security._hsts = 'max-age=' + this.settings.security.hsts;
+            } else {
+                this.settings.security._hsts = 'max-age=' + (this.settings.security.hsts.maxAge || 15768000);
+                if (this.settings.security.hsts.includeSubdomains) {
+                    this.settings.security._hsts += '; includeSubdomains';
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (this.settings.security.xframe) {
+            if (this.settings.security.xframe === true) {
+                this.settings.security._xframe = 'DENY';
+            } else if (typeof this.settings.security.xframe === 'string') {
+                this.settings.security._xframe = this.settings.security.xframe.toUpperCase()
+            } else {
+                if (this.settings.security.xframe.rule === 'allow-from') {
+                    if (!this.settings.security.xframe.source) {
+                        this.settings.security._xframe = 'SAMEORIGIN';
+                    } else {
+                        this.settings.security._xframe = 'ALLOW-FROM ' + this.settings.security.xframe.source;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    this.settings.security._xframe = this.settings.security.xframe.rule.toUpperCase();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Initialize Views
 
     if (this.settings.views) {