referrer-policy

Middleware to set the Referrer-Policy HTTP header


Keywords
helmet, security, express, connect, referer, referrer, privacy
License
MIT
Install
npm install referrer-policy@1.2.0

Documentation

Referrer Policy

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The Referer HTTP header is typically set by web browsers to tell the server where it's coming from. For example, if you click a link on example.com/index.html that takes you to wikipedia.org, Wikipedia's servers will see Referer: example.com. This can have privacy implications—websites can see where you are coming from. The new Referrer-Policy HTTP header lets authors control how browsers set the Referer header.

Read the spec to see the options you can provide.

Usage:

const referrerPolicy = require('referrer-policy')

app.use(referrerPolicy({ policy: 'same-origin' }))
// Referrer-Policy: same-origin

app.use(referrerPolicy({ policy: 'unsafe-url' }))
// Referrer-Policy: unsafe-url

app.use(referrerPolicy())
// Referrer-Policy: no-referrer