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Add security headers functionality with opt-in HSTS, CSP, and other browser-hardening features
2026-06-15 07:17:35 +02:00

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package dev.coph.nextusweb.server.security;
import dev.coph.nextusweb.server.router.Response;
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Objects;
/**
* A small, immutable policy of standard HTTP security response headers that the server adds to
* every response. It complements the transport- and authentication-level protections (TLS, CORS,
* the auth gate, rate limiting) with the browser-facing hardening headers that mitigate
* MIME-sniffing, click-jacking, referrer leakage and protocol-downgrade attacks.
*
* <p>Like {@code CorsHandler} the header strings are computed once at construction time and then
* reused for every response, so applying them is cheap. Attach an instance with
* {@code HttpServer.withSecurityHeaders(...)} and the request pipeline applies it to all
* responses.</p>
*
* <p>Two design choices keep the feature safe to switch on:</p>
* <ul>
* <li><strong>Existing headers are never overwritten.</strong> If a handler has already set a
* given header (say a route-specific {@code Content-Security-Policy}), that value is kept and
* the policy default is skipped — so enabling security headers cannot silently clobber
* deliberate per-route choices.</li>
* <li><strong>HSTS is emitted only over HTTPS.</strong> {@code Strict-Transport-Security} is
* added only when the connection is actually secured by TLS, because a browser ignores it on
* plain HTTP and sending it there is meaningless (and a footgun behind a misconfigured
* proxy).</li>
* </ul>
*/
public final class SecurityHeaders {
/** The {@code Strict-Transport-Security} header name, gated on a secure connection. */
private static final String HSTS = "Strict-Transport-Security";
/** Headers added to every response (subject to not already being present). */
private final List<Map.Entry<String, String>> always;
/** Pre-rendered HSTS header value, or {@code null} if HSTS is disabled. */
private final String hstsValue;
private SecurityHeaders(Builder b) {
List<Map.Entry<String, String>> list = new ArrayList<>();
if (b.contentTypeOptions) {
list.add(Map.entry("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff"));
}
if (notBlank(b.frameOptions)) {
list.add(Map.entry("X-Frame-Options", b.frameOptions));
}
if (notBlank(b.referrerPolicy)) {
list.add(Map.entry("Referrer-Policy", b.referrerPolicy));
}
if (notBlank(b.contentSecurityPolicy)) {
list.add(Map.entry("Content-Security-Policy", b.contentSecurityPolicy));
}
for (var e : b.custom.entrySet()) {
list.add(Map.entry(e.getKey(), e.getValue()));
}
this.always = List.copyOf(list);
if (b.hstsMaxAge != null && !b.hstsMaxAge.isZero() && !b.hstsMaxAge.isNegative()) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("max-age=").append(b.hstsMaxAge.toSeconds());
if (b.hstsIncludeSubDomains) sb.append("; includeSubDomains");
if (b.hstsPreload) sb.append("; preload");
this.hstsValue = sb.toString();
} else {
this.hstsValue = null;
}
}
private static boolean notBlank(String s) {
return s != null && !s.isBlank();
}
/**
* A sensible, conservative default policy: {@code X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff},
* {@code X-Frame-Options: DENY}, {@code Referrer-Policy: no-referrer} and, on HTTPS
* connections, a one-year {@code Strict-Transport-Security} header (without
* {@code includeSubDomains}/{@code preload}, which are opt-in because of their wide blast
* radius). No {@code Content-Security-Policy} is set, since a useful CSP is application
* specific.
*
* @return the default security-header policy
*/
public static SecurityHeaders defaults() {
return builder()
.hsts(Duration.ofDays(365), false, false)
.build();
}
/**
* Creates a builder pre-populated with the conservative defaults (see {@link #defaults()}),
* except that HSTS is disabled until configured with {@link Builder#hsts}.
*
* @return a fresh builder
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
}
/**
* Adds the configured security headers to a response, skipping any header the handler has
* already set, and adding {@code Strict-Transport-Security} only when {@code secure} is
* {@code true}.
*
* @param res the response to decorate
* @param secure whether the underlying connection is secured by TLS
*/
public void apply(Response res, boolean secure) {
HttpHeaders headers = res.headers();
for (Map.Entry<String, String> e : always) {
if (!headers.contains(e.getKey())) {
headers.set(e.getKey(), e.getValue());
}
}
if (secure && hstsValue != null && !headers.contains(HSTS)) {
headers.set(HSTS, hstsValue);
}
}
/**
* Fluent builder for {@link SecurityHeaders}. Sensible defaults are pre-set; call the setters
* only to override them. Passing {@code null} (or a blank string) to a setter disables that
* particular header.
*/
public static final class Builder {
private boolean contentTypeOptions = true;
private String frameOptions = "DENY";
private String referrerPolicy = "no-referrer";
private String contentSecurityPolicy;
private Duration hstsMaxAge;
private boolean hstsIncludeSubDomains;
private boolean hstsPreload;
private final Map<String, String> custom = new LinkedHashMap<>();
private Builder() {
}
/**
* Enables or disables {@code X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff} (defends against MIME
* sniffing). Enabled by default.
*
* @param enabled {@code true} to emit the header
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder contentTypeOptions(boolean enabled) {
this.contentTypeOptions = enabled;
return this;
}
/**
* Sets the {@code X-Frame-Options} value (click-jacking defence); typical values are
* {@code "DENY"} (the default) or {@code "SAMEORIGIN"}. Pass {@code null} or a blank string
* to omit the header.
*
* @param value the header value, or {@code null}/blank to disable
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder frameOptions(String value) {
this.frameOptions = value;
return this;
}
/**
* Sets the {@code Referrer-Policy} value (defaults to {@code "no-referrer"}). Pass
* {@code null} or a blank string to omit the header.
*
* @param value the header value, or {@code null}/blank to disable
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder referrerPolicy(String value) {
this.referrerPolicy = value;
return this;
}
/**
* Sets a {@code Content-Security-Policy}. Disabled by default because a useful CSP is
* application specific; supply one tailored to your app. Pass {@code null} or a blank
* string to omit the header.
*
* @param value the policy string, or {@code null}/blank to disable
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder contentSecurityPolicy(String value) {
this.contentSecurityPolicy = value;
return this;
}
/**
* Enables {@code Strict-Transport-Security} (HSTS), which is emitted only on HTTPS
* connections. Be deliberate with {@code includeSubDomains} and {@code preload}: they are
* hard to roll back, so enable them only once every subdomain is reliably served over
* HTTPS.
*
* @param maxAge how long browsers should pin HTTPS; {@code null}/zero/negative
* disables HSTS
* @param includeSubDomains whether the policy also covers every subdomain
* @param preload whether to request inclusion in browser preload lists
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder hsts(Duration maxAge, boolean includeSubDomains, boolean preload) {
this.hstsMaxAge = maxAge;
this.hstsIncludeSubDomains = includeSubDomains;
this.hstsPreload = preload;
return this;
}
/**
* Disables {@code Strict-Transport-Security}.
*
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder noHsts() {
this.hstsMaxAge = null;
return this;
}
/**
* Adds an arbitrary additional response header (for example {@code Permissions-Policy} or
* {@code Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy}). Like the built-in headers it is only applied when the
* handler has not already set it.
*
* @param name the header name
* @param value the header value
* @return this builder, for fluent chaining
*/
public Builder header(String name, String value) {
Objects.requireNonNull(name, "name");
Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value");
this.custom.put(name, value);
return this;
}
/**
* Builds the immutable {@link SecurityHeaders}.
*
* @return the configured instance
*/
public SecurityHeaders build() {
return new SecurityHeaders(this);
}
}
}