From 5e771c2f651604b9fe1d403632a0033a49185bae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Mehren Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 22:22:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update Content Security Policy docs Signed-off-by: David Mehren --- docs/content/configuration.md | 27 ++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/configuration.md b/docs/content/configuration.md index 0b926112a..937a9e9c2 100644 --- a/docs/content/configuration.md +++ b/docs/content/configuration.md @@ -70,17 +70,22 @@ these are rarely used for various reasons. ## Web security aspects -| config file | environment | **default** and example value | description | -| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| `hsts` | | `{"enable": true, "maxAgeSeconds": 31536000, "includeSubdomains": true, "preload": true}` | [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) options to use with HTTPS (default is the example value, max age is a year) | -| | `CMD_HSTS_ENABLE` | **`true`** or `false` | set to enable [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) if HTTPS is also enabled (default is ` true`) | -| | `CMD_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS` | **`true`** or `false` | set to include subdomains in HSTS (default is `true`) | -| | `CMD_HSTS_MAX_AGE` | **`31536000`**, `60 * 60 * 24 * 365` | max duration in seconds to tell clients to keep HSTS status (default is a year) | -| | `CMD_HSTS_PRELOAD` | **`true`** or `false` | whether to allow preloading of the site's HSTS status (e.g. into browsers) | -| `csp` | | `{"enable": true, "directives": {"scriptSrc": "trustworthy-scripts.example.com"}, "upgradeInsecureRequests": "auto", "addDefaults": true}` | Configures [Content Security Policy](https://helmetjs.github.io/docs/csp/). Directives are passed to Helmet - see [their documentation](https://helmetjs.github.io/docs/csp/) for more information on the format. Some defaults are added to the configured values so that the application doesn't break. To disable this behaviour, set `addDefaults` to `false`. Further, if `usecdn` is on, some CDN locations are allowed too. By default (`auto`), insecure (HTTP) requests are upgraded to HTTPS via CSP if `useSSL` is on. To change this behaviour, set `upgradeInsecureRequests` to either `true` or `false`. | -| | `CMD_CSP_ENABLE` | **`true`** or `false` | whether to enable Content Security Policy (directives cannot be configured with environment variables) | -| | `CMD_CSP_REPORTURI` | **`undefined`**, `https://.report-uri.com/r/d/csp/enforce` | Allows to add a URL for CSP reports in case of violations | -| `cookiePolicy` | `CMD_COOKIE_POLICY` | **`lax`**, `strict` or `none` | Set a SameSite policy whether cookies are send from cross-origin. Be careful: setting a SameSite value of none without https breaks the editor | +| config file | environment | **default** and example value | description | +| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| `hsts` | | `{"enable": true, "maxAgeSeconds": 31536000, "includeSubdomains": true, "preload": true}` | [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) options to use with HTTPS (default is the example value, max age is a year) | +| | `CMD_HSTS_ENABLE` | **`true`** or `false` | set to enable [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) if HTTPS is also enabled (default is ` true`) | +| | `CMD_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS` | **`true`** or `false` | set to include subdomains in HSTS (default is `true`) | +| | `CMD_HSTS_MAX_AGE` | **`31536000`**, `60 * 60 * 24 * 365` | max duration in seconds to tell clients to keep HSTS status (default is a year) | +| | `CMD_HSTS_PRELOAD` | **`true`** or `false` | whether to allow preloading of the site's HSTS status (e.g. into browsers) | +| `csp` | | `{"enable": true, "addDefaults": true}` | Nested object to configure the Content Security Policy | +| `csp.enable` | `CMD_CSP_ENABLE` | **`true`** or `false` | Whether to apply a `Content-Security-Policy` header to responses. We don't recommend disabling this option, as it significantly reduces the security of the application. | +| `csp.addDefaults` | | **`true`** or `false` | Disable to not include the default CSP. Be careful, this will break the application if the correct directives are not set manually. | +| `csp.directives` | | **no default**, `{"scriptSrc": "trustworthy-scripts.example.com"}` | Custom CSP directives. These are passed to Helmet - see [their documentation](https://helmetjs.github.io/docs/csp/) for more information on the format. | +| `csp.addDisqus` | `CMD_CSP_ADD_DISQUS` | **`false`** or `true` | Enable to allow users to add Disqus comments to their notes or presentations. We don't recommend enabling this option, as it increases the attack surface of XSS attacks. | +| `csp.addGoogleAnalytics` | `CMD_CSP_ADD_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS` | **`false`** or `true` | Enable to allow users to add Google Analytics to their notes. We don't recommend enabling this option, as it increases the attack surface of XSS attacks. | +| `csp.upgradeInsecureRequests` | | **`auto`** or `true` or `false` | By default (`auto`), insecure (HTTP) requests are upgraded to HTTPS via CSP if `useSSL` is on. To change this behaviour, set to either `true` or `false`. | +| `csp.reportUri` | `CMD_CSP_REPORTURI` | **`undefined`**, `https://.report-uri.com/r/d/csp/enforce` | Allows to add a URL for CSP reports in case of violations. | +| `cookiePolicy` | `CMD_COOKIE_POLICY` | **`lax`**, `strict` or `none` | Set a SameSite policy whether cookies are send from cross-origin. Be careful: setting a SameSite value of none without https breaks the editor. | ## Privacy and External Requests