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Harden your web applications.
HTTP header fields are components of the header section of request and response messages. The headers define the operating parameters of an HTTP transaction.
Securing HTTP headers will improve the resilience of your web application against many common attacks including those that are on the OWASP top 10 list.
Securing headers can also improve your SEO rank and in addition to preventing websites from being marked as dangerous by browsers and antivirus applications.
Protect sensitive user information and be compliant with privacy regulations. Defend users from stealing private data by protecting website cookies. Use the proper directive such as “secure”, “httponly” and “samesite”, all of those will be applied automatically by “Secure HTTP Headers” plugin.
Secure HTTP Headers will automatically analyze any website and will build up secure headers directives, by the latest best practice.
In addition, Secure HTTP Headers offers fully configurable options, apply or skip any header directive as needed.
Install and activate Secure HTTP Headers with full confidence, the deactivation of this plugin will return your website header directives to their original state.
<h3>Main plugin functionality</h3>
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HTTP Strict Transport Security – helps to protect websites against man-in-the-middle attacks and cookie hijacking
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X-Frame-Options – helps to protect users against ClickJacking attacks
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X-Content-Type-Options – helps to prevent the browser from MIME-sniffing
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Referrer-Policy – helps to control how much referrer information should be included with requests
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Clear-Site-Data – helps to ensure that data is deleted from the browser if the user logs out
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X-Download-Options – helps to control how IE 8 will handle downloaded HTML files
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Access-Control-Allow-Origin – helps to ensure whether the response can be shared with requesting code from the given origin
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Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy – helps to prevent a document from loading any cross-origin resources that don’t explicitly grant the document permission
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Permissions-Policy – helps to allow and deny the use of browser features in its own frame, and in content within any iframe elements in the document
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Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy – helps to protect websites against a set of cross-origin attacks dubbed XS-Leaks
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Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy – helps to protect websites against speculative side-channel attacks, like Spectre, as well as Cross-Site Script Inclusion attacks
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X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies – helps to control how cross-domain requests from Flash and PDF documents are handled
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Cookie Http-Only flag – helps to protect websites against Cross-Site Scripting, or XSS attacks
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Cookie Secure flag – helps to ensure that cookie is sent over a secure connection
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Cookie Samesite Lax flag – helps to protect websites against CSRF and XSSI attacks
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Expect-CT – helps to prevent the use of misissued certificates for a website. Note: The Expect-CT will likely become obsolete in June 2021
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<h3>What are the optional extras?</h3>
Magnisec is offering “Secure HTTP Headers enhanced”
A plugin that contains, in addition, an engine that watches and builds in any website changes a CSP – Content Security Policy that is best practice and recommended by all professional securities experts, that mitigate XSS -Cross site Scripting, one of the most common and destructive attacks.
Price: 50$ /year for a domain.
More details and installation <a href="https://magnisec.com" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>

Secure HTTP Headers

Secure HTTP headers - Essential, and easy.

Rafal Gierlicki

NETSENSAI Shield offers a range of security features, including:
Changing the login URL to reduce brute force attack risks.
Disabling the REST API (WP API JSON) for non-logged-in users.
Disabling XML-RPC to prevent unauthorized access.
Disabling the WordPress file editor to avoid accidental or malicious changes.
Disabling Application Passwords to block unauthorized API access.
Applying advanced HTTP security headers (e.g., HSTS, X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy).
Integration with W3 Total Cache:
Permanently disable .htaccess writes by W3TC
Runtime disabling of Page Cache UI
One-time full cache flush on first admin page load
Automatic cache flush on Secure Options save
Physical cleanup and permanent disable via the W3TC API
Suppression of Site Health REST API availability notices for non-logged-in users (removes false Site Health errors while maintaining full API blocking).
In addition, the plugin provides helpful user feedback:
Email notifications when the login URL changes – sends a localized HTML email (Polish or English) with your old and new login links, change date and the plugin logo, so you remember to update your bookmarks.
Admin popup when disabling the WP API JSON – displays a friendly modal warning that disabling the REST API may break plugins like WooCommerce or contact forms. The popup includes a purchase link to upgrade to the PRO version if you need this feature without losing functionality.
Scoped styling – the custom colour for the “Save changes” button is now limited to the Secure Options page, so other admin pages keep the default WordPress look.
Promotional banner assistant – notifies administrators of summer discount codes and NETSENSAI Shield PRO features.
The free version provides both core and advanced Level 3 security functionalities. A PRO version offers extended support, additional features, and automatic protection enhancements.

NETSENSAI Shield

Hardens and protects your site by locking down login, REST API, XML‑RPC, file editor, and applying HTTP security headers.

Secure HTTP Headers vs NETSENSAI Shield