Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

Description

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is Best all-in-one a free plug-in for all WordPress users. Deactivating this plugin will return your site configuration exactly to the state it was in before.

The Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP project implements HTTP response headers that your site can use to increase the security of your website. The plug-in will automatically set up all Best Practices (you don’t have to think about anything), these HTTP response headers can prevent modern browsers from running into easily predictable vulnerabilities. The Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP project wants to popularize and increase awareness and usage of these headers for all wordpress users.

This plugin is developed by TentaclePlugins by irn3, we care about WordPress security and best practices.

Check out the best features of Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP:

• X-XSS-Protection (non-standard)
• Expect-CT
• Access-Control-Allow-Origin
• Access-Control-Allow-Methods
• Access-Control-Allow-Headers
• X-Content-Security-Policy
• X-Content-Type-Options
• X-Frame-Options
• X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies
• X-Powered-By
• Content-Security-Policy
• Referrer-Policy
• HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS
• Content-Security-Policy
• Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
• Clear-Site-Data
• Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy-Report-Only
• Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy-Report-Only
• Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy
• Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy
• Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy
• Permissions-Policy
• Strict-dynamic
• Strict-Transport-Security
• FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts)

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is based on OWASP CSRF to protect your wordpress site. Using OWASP CSRF, once the plugin is installed, it will provide full CSRF mitigation without having to call a method to use nonce on the output. The site will be secure despite having other vulnerable plugins (CSRF).

HTTP security headers are a critical part of your website’s security. After automatic implementation with Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP, they protect you from the most notorious types of attacks your site might encounter. These headers protect against XSS, code injection, clickjacking, etc.

We have put a lot of effort into making the most important services operational with Content Security Policy (CSP), below are some examples that we have tested and used with Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP:

• CSP usage for Google Tag Manager
  world’s most popular tag manager
• Using CSP for Gravatar
  Avatar service for WordPress and Social sites
• Using CSP for WordPress Internal Media
  support WordPress media
• Using CSP for Youtube Embedded Video SDK
  support Youtube embedded frames and JS SDK
• CSP usage for CookieLaw
  privacy technology to meet regulatory requirements
• CSP usage for Mailchimp
  support for Mailchimp automation, SDK and modules
• CSP usage for Google Analytics
  support for basic conversion domains such as: stats.g.doubleclick.net and www.google.com
• CSP usage for Google Fonts
  you’re not loading it on the page, chances are one of your SDKs is using it
• Using CSP for Facebook
  support Facebook SDK functionality
• Using CSP for Stripe
  highly secure online payment system
• Using CSP for New Relic
  it’s a registration and monitoring utility
• Using CSP for Linkedin Tags + SDKs
  support Linkedin Insight, Linkedin Ads and SDK
• Using CSP for OneTrust
  OneTrust support helps companies manage privacy requirements
• CSP usage for Moat
  Moat support to measurement suite such as: ad verification, brand safety, advertising and coverage
• CSP usage for jQuery
  support of jQuery – JS library
• CSP usage for Twitter Widgets & SDKs
  support Connect, Widgets and the Twitter client-side SDK
• Using CSP for Google Maps
  support Google Maps as The ggpht used by streetview
• Using CSP for Quantcast Choice
  Quantcast support for privacy such as GDPR and CCPA
• CSP usage for Twitter Ads & Analytics
  Twitter support for advertising and Analytics
• Using CSP for Paypal
  PayPal support for online payment system
• Using CSP for Drift
  Drift and Driftt support
• CSP usage for Cookiebot
  cookie and tracker support, GDPR/ePrivacy and CCPA compliance
• CSP usage for Vimeo Embedded Videos SDK
  support frames, JS SDK, Froogaloop integration
• Using CSP for AppNexus (now Xandr)
  AppNexus support for custom retargeting
• Using CSP for Mixpanel
  support analytics tool with SDK/JS to collect client-side data
• Using CSP for Font Awesome
  toolkit support for fonts and icons over CSS and Less
• Using CSP for Google reCAPTCHA
  reCAPTCHA support for fraud and bot protection
• CSP usage for Bootstrap CDN
  Bootstrap support for CSS frameworks
• Using CSP for HubSpot
  Hubspot support with many features, used for monitoring and mkt functionality
• Using CSP for Hotjar
  Hotjar tracker support for analytics and metrics
• Using CSP for WP.com
  support for wp.com hosting
• Using CSP for Akamai mPulse
  support for Akamai mPulse, for origin and perimeter integrations
• CSP usage for Cloudflare – Rocket-Loader & Mirage
  support for Mirage libraries for performance acceleration
• Using CSP for Cloudflare – CDN.js
  Cloudflare’s open CDN support with multiple libraries
• Using CSP for jsDelivr
  support jsDelivr free CDN for Open Source

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is based on the OWASP CSRF standard to protect your wordpress site. Using the OWASP CSRF standard, once the plugin is installed, you can customize CSP rules for full CSRF mitigation. The site will be secure despite having other vulnerable plugins (CSRF).

Integration with Sentry, Report URI, URIports and Datadog
Sentry is a well-known platform for monitoring and tracking errors in applications. By integrating Sentry with our plugin, users can:
* Receive detailed reports on content security policy (CSP) violations.
* Monitor and analyze JavaScript exceptions occurring on their site.
* Benefit from advanced tools for proactive troubleshooting.

Monitoring and Integration with Sentry, Datadog and URI Reports for optimal security.

All Free Features
The Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP version includes all the free features.

We have implemented FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), using best practices. First, using Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP prevents the browser from including your site in the “cohort calculation” on FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts). This means that nothing can call document.interestCohort() to get the FLoC ID of the currently used client. Obviously, this does nothing outside of your currently visited site and does not “disable” FLoC on the client beyond that scope.

Even though FLoC is still fairly new and not yet widely supported, as programmers we think that privacy protection elements are important, so we choose to give you the feature of being opt out of FLoC! We’ve created a special “automatic blocking of FLoC” feature, trying to always offer the best tool with privacy protection and cyber security as main targets and focus.

Analyze your site before and after using Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP security headers are self-configured according to HTTP Security Headers and HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS best practices.

• Check HTTP Security Headers on securityheaders.com
• Check HTTP Strict Transport Security / HSTS at hstspreload.org
• Check WebPageTest at webpagetest.org
• Check HSTS test website gf.dev/hsts-test
• Check CSP test website csper.io/evaluator
• Check CSP Evaluator csp-evaluator.withgoogle.com
• CSP Content Security Policy Generator addons.mozilla.org

This plugin is updated periodically, our limited support is free, we are available for your feedback (bugs, compatibility issues or recommendations for next updates). We are usually fast :-D.

Screenshots

Installation

ITALIAN

1. Vai in Plugin ‘Aggiungi nuovo’.
2. Cerca Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP.
3. Cerca questo plugin, scaricalo e attivalo.
4. Vai in ‘impostazioni’ > ‘Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP’. Per personalizzare le intestazioni.
5. Puoi cambiare questa opzione quando vuoi, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP viene impostato in automatico.

ENGLISH

1. Go to Plugins ‘Add New’.
2. Search for Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP.
3. Search for this plugin, download and activate it.
4. Go to ‘settings’ > ‘Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP’. To customize headers.
5. You can change this option whenever you want, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is set automatically.

FRAN?AIS

1. Allez dans Plugins ‘Add new’.
2. Recherchez Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP.
3. Recherchez ce plugin, téléchargez-le et activez-le.
4. Allez dans ‘settings’ > ‘Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP’. Pour personnaliser les en-têtes
5. Vous pouvez modifier cette option quand vous le souhaitez, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP est réglé automatiquement.

DEUTSCH

1. Gehen Sie zu Plugins ‘Neu hinzufügen’.
2. Suchen Sie nach Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP.
3. Suchen Sie nach diesem Plugin, laden Sie es herunter und aktivieren Sie es.
4. Gehen Sie zu “Einstellungen” > “Kopfzeilen Sicherheit Erweitert & HSTS WP”. So passen Sie die Kopfzeilen an
5. Sie k?nnen diese Option jederzeit ?ndern, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP wird automatisch eingestellt.

FAQ

What will Report URI monitor for me?

Report URI will monitor content security policy (CSP) violations and provide detailed reports on detected violations.

What will Datadog monitor for me?

Datadog will monitor content security policy (CSP) violations and other security and performance metrics of your site.

Where can I find my Datadog API Key?

You can find your Datadog API Key in the “API Keys” section under “Integrations” in the Datadog control panel. Once the plug-in is activated it performs a test (before and after): Manage CSP reporting with Datadog

What will Sentry monitor for me?

Sentry will monitor and log content security policy (CSP) violations and other JavaScript exceptions that occur on your site.

How can I configure Sentry integration with the plugin?

1. Log in to your Sentry dashboard.
2. Click on the “Projects” menu item.
3. Select the project you have created.
4. Click on the gear icon to open project settings.
5. In the project settings, go to the “SDK SETUP” section.
6. Click on “Security Headers”.
7. Copy the automatically generated “REPORT URI” URL and paste it into the “CSP Report URI” field in the plugin settings. Example Sentry Report URI (e.g., https://<your_org>.sentry.io/api/<project_id>/security/?sentry_key=<key>).
8. The plugin will initialize Sentry and send CSP reports to Sentry.

Manage CSP reporting with Sentry

How can I configure URIports integration with the plugin?

1. Log in to your Sentry dashboard.
2. Click on the “User Icon” at the top right of your screen.
3. Click “Settings”.
4. Add the domains you want to monitor to the “Monitored Domains” section on the settings page.
5. Click on “Security Headers”.
6. Copy the automatically generated “URIports” URL and paste it into the “CSP Report URI” field in the plugin settings. Example URIports Report URI (e.g., https://account-subdomain.uriports.com/reports).
7. The plugin will initialize URIports and send CSP reports to URIports.

Manage CSP reporting with URIports

Why did you choose to integrate with Sentry, URIports, Datadog, and Report URI?

I chose Sentry, URIports, Datadog, and Report URI for integration with this plugin because they are highly reputable and functional platforms in the field of security monitoring. Here’s a brief overview of each:

Sentry

Sentry is a well-known platform for monitoring and tracking errors and exceptions in applications. It provides comprehensive tools for logging and analyzing JavaScript errors, making it an excellent choice for monitoring Content Security Policy (CSP) violations. By integrating with Sentry, users can benefit from detailed error reports and proactive issue resolution.

Datadog

Datadog is a powerful platform for monitoring infrastructure, applications, and logs. It offers extensive capabilities for tracking security and performance metrics, including CSP violations. The integration with Datadog allows users to gain insights into the health and security of their websites, providing real-time monitoring and alerting features that are essential for maintaining a secure and performant environment.

Report URI

Report URI is a dedicated service for collecting and analyzing security violation reports, including CSP, HPKP, and other security headers. It is designed specifically to handle large volumes of security reports and provide detailed analytics and visualizations. By using Report URI, users can easily monitor and analyze CSP violations, helping them to quickly identify and mitigate potential security threats.

Each of these platforms offers unique strengths and capabilities, making them ideal choices for comprehensive security monitoring and reporting. By integrating with these well-established services, we aim to provide users with reliable and effective tools to enhance the security of their WordPress websites.

URIports

URIports is a well-known platform for monitoring and tracking errors and exceptions in applications. It provides comprehensive tools for logging and analyzing JavaScript errors, making it an excellent choice for monitoring Content Security Policy (CSP) violations. By integrating with URIports, users can benefit from detailed error reports and proactive issue resolution.

Can I view CSP reports directly in Sentry?

Yes, all CSP reports will be sent to Sentry, where you can view and analyze them in the Sentry control panel.

How do you get an A+ grade?

To earn an A+ grade, your site must issue all HTTP response headers that we check. This indicates a high level of commitment to improving the security of your visitors.

What headers are recommended?

Over an HTTP connection we get Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options and X-XSS-Protection. Via an HTTPS connection, 2 additional headers are checked for presence which are Strict-Transport-Security and Public-Key-Pins.

• Once the plug-in is activated it performs a test (before and after): https://securityheaders.com/

Can the plugin create slowdowns?

No, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is Fast, Secure and does not affect the SEO and speed of your website.

What is HSTS (Strict Transport Security)?

It was created as a solution to force the browser to use secure connections when a site is running on HTTPS. It is a security header that is added to the web server and reflected in the response header as Strict-Transport-Security. HSTS is important because it addresses the following anomalies:

Check before and after using Preload HSTS

This step is important to submit your website and/or domain to an approved HSTS list. Google officially compiles this list and it is used by Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE11 and Edge. You can forward your site to the official HSTS preload directory. (‘https://hstspreload.org/’)

how to use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)

If you want to use Preload HSTS for your site, there are a few requirements before you can activate it.

• Have a valid SSL certificate. You can’t do any of this anyway without it.
• You must redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS (recommended via permanent 301 redirects). This means that your site should be HTTPS only.
• You need to serve all subdomains in HTTPS as well. If you have subdomains, you will need an SSL certificate.

The HSTS header on your base domain (for example: example.com) is already configured you just need to activate the plug-in.

If you want to check the HSTS status of your site, you can do so here: https://hstspreload.org/

Can I report a bug or request a feature?

You can report bugs or request new features right support@tentacleplugins[dot]com

Disable FLoC, Google’s advertising technology

FLoC is a mega tracker that monitors user activity on all sites, stores the information in the browser, and then uses machine learning to place users into cohorts with similar interests. This way, advertisers can target groups of people with similar interests. Plus, according to Google’s own testing, FLoC achieves at least 95% more conversions than cookies.

Who is disabling FLoC by Google?

Scott Helme reported that as of May 3, already 967 of the first 1 million domains had disabled FLoC’s interest-cohort in their Permissions-Policy header. That list included some big sites like The Guardian and IKEA.

Do you use CloudFlare and the Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP plugin?

Are you experiencing any anomalies after a plugin update? If yes, please follow these instructions: clear the cache directly to the CloudFlare Client Area

• Log in to your Cloudflare dashboard, and select your account and domain.
• Select Caching > Configuration.
• Under Cache Purge, select Custom Purge. The custom purge window will be displayed.
• Under Purge by, select URL.
• Enter the appropriate values in the text field using the format shown in the example.
• Run through the additional instructions to complete the form.
• Review the data entered.
• Click Delete.

This will cause the cloudFlare

Reviews

easy and on the right spot

devsaredead October 19, 2024

Manually settings secure headers can be a hassle if you don’t know where to start from, or if you have some errors in your code. This plugin (and the prompt support of the author, in case you need it) really helps you grade A+ in no time by setting the basic specific headers for your site.

Simple and straight to the point.

ricfreire September 20, 2024

Super easy and works extremelly well.

FINALLY a solution to the ?HSTS headers not implemented? warning

Oligraph September 2, 2024

Since Andrea has implemented settings to avoid duplicate header entries being listed I am utterly happy with this unobtrusive but veruy helpful plugin. Security aspects are being rated higher consistently, so it feels great to be on the safe side with this fine plugin! And his response time when it comes to support is fabulous. Keep up the good work!

Awesome plugin & support!

mzdnio August 30, 2024

The plugin works like a charm. I had a wish to support a specific plugin, my support request was resolved within 2 hours and a new plugin version was released!

Great plugin!

what1 August 22, 2024

Top notch

Just what I needed!

Fabio Moraes July 31, 2024

It’s excellent! It works with just 1 click, just activate.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

5.0.41

I don’t want to tell you what to do, but here’s the thing: When you update the Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP plugin, you don’t just click a button, you enter a world of enhanced security and performance.

With version 5.0.41, I have gone above and beyond to ensure that your experience is nothing short of exceptional. I have eliminated numerous bugs, improved annoying pixels, and updated the graphics in a sleek and modern way. The result? A plugin that not only looks great, but works even better.

But that’s not all. This update brings seamless integration with the industry’s leading security monitoring platforms-Sentry, Datadog, and Report URI. These integrations offer enhanced reporting capabilities, providing detailed information on content security policy (CSP) violations and improving site security.

• Preparation: Coming in the next updates is a new interface optimized to the smallest detail;
• Preparation: New structure to prepare the plugin for optimized HSTS;
• Fixed: Fixed a critical error that occurred when enabling the “Enable preload” option due to an invalid string format in the printf function . The error generated an “Unknown format specifier” message. Now the string contains the correct format specifiers (%s), preventing further crashes;

By updating to 5.0.41, you’re not just improving your site’s security – you’re optimizing it with the best tools available. Our goal is to provide you with the most beautiful, fastest, and most impressive plugin experience around. So, shall we get started? Hit “update” and step into a new era of security and performance with Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP. Enjoy the upgrade!