spring-security/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/exploits/headers.adoc

[[servlet-headers]]
= Security HTTP Response Headers

xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers[Security HTTP Response Headers] can be used to increase the security of web applications.
This section is dedicated to servlet based support for Security HTTP Response Headers.

[[servlet-headers-default]]
== Default Security Headers

Spring Security provides a xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-default[default set of Security HTTP Response Headers] to provide secure defaults.
While each of these headers are considered best practice, it should be noted that not all clients utilize the headers, so additional testing is encouraged.

You can customize specific headers.
For example, assume that you want the defaults except you wish to specify `SAMEORIGIN` for <<servlet-headers-frame-options,X-Frame-Options>>.

You can easily do this with the following Configuration:

.Customize Default Security Headers
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.frameOptions(frameOptions -> frameOptions
					.sameOrigin()
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<frame-options policy="SAMEORIGIN" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {
    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                frameOptions {
                    sameOrigin = true
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

If you do not want the defaults to be added and want explicit control over what should be used, you can disable the defaults.
An example is provided below:

If you are using Spring Security's Configuration the following will only add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-cache-control[Cache Control].

.Customize Cache Control Headers
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				// do not use any default headers unless explicitly listed
				.defaultsDisabled()
				.cacheControl(withDefaults())
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers defaults-disabled="true">
		<cache-control/>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {
    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                // do not use any default headers unless explicitly listed
                defaultsDisabled = true
                cacheControl {
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

If necessary, you can disable all of the HTTP Security response headers with the following Configuration:

.Disable All HTTP Security Headers
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers.disable());
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers disabled="true" />
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {
    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                disable()
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-cache-control]]
== Cache Control

Spring Security includes xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-cache-control[Cache Control] headers by default.

However, if you actually want to cache specific responses, your application can selectively invoke https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/api/javax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse.html#setHeader(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)[HttpServletResponse.setHeader(String,String)] to override the header set by Spring Security.
This is useful to ensure things like CSS, JavaScript, and images are properly cached.

When using Spring Web MVC, this is typically done within your configuration.
Details on how to do this can be found in the https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/5.0.0.RELEASE/spring-framework-reference/web.html#mvc-config-static-resources[Static Resources] portion of the Spring Reference documentation

If necessary, you can also disable Spring Security's cache control HTTP response headers.

.Cache Control Disabled
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.cacheControl(cache -> cache.disable())
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<cache-control disabled="true"/>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
       http {
            headers {
                cacheControl {
                    disable()
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-content-type-options]]
== Content Type Options

Spring Security includes xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-content-type-options[Content-Type] headers by default.
However, you can disable it with:

.Content Type Options Disabled
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.contentTypeOptions(contentTypeOptions -> contentTypeOptions.disable())
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<content-type-options disabled="true"/>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
       http {
            headers {
                contentTypeOptions {
                    disable()
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-hsts]]
== HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)

Spring Security provides the xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-hsts[Strict Transport Security] header by default.
However, you can customize the results explicitly.
For example, the following is an example of explicitly providing HSTS:

.Strict Transport Security
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.httpStrictTransportSecurity(hsts -> hsts
					.includeSubDomains(true)
					.preload(true)
					.maxAgeInSeconds(31536000)
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<hsts
			include-subdomains="true"
			max-age-seconds="31536000"
			preload="true" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            headers {
                httpStrictTransportSecurity {
                    includeSubDomains = true
                    preload = true
                    maxAgeInSeconds = 31536000
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-hpkp]]
== HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP)
For passivity reasons, Spring Security provides servlet support for xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-hpkp[HTTP Public Key Pinning] but it is xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-hpkp-deprecated[no longer recommended].

You can enable HPKP headers with the following Configuration:

.HTTP Public Key Pinning
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.httpPublicKeyPinning(hpkp -> hpkp
					.includeSubDomains(true)
					.reportUri("https://example.net/pkp-report")
					.addSha256Pins("d6qzRu9zOECb90Uez27xWltNsj0e1Md7GkYYkVoZWmM=", "E9CZ9INDbd+2eRQozYqqbQ2yXLVKB9+xcprMF+44U1g=")
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----
.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<hpkp
			include-subdomains="true"
			report-uri="https://example.net/pkp-report">
			<pins>
				<pin algorithm="sha256">d6qzRu9zOECb90Uez27xWltNsj0e1Md7GkYYkVoZWmM=</pin>
				<pin algorithm="sha256">E9CZ9INDbd+2eRQozYqqbQ2yXLVKB9+xcprMF+44U1g=</pin>
			</pins>
		</hpkp>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            headers {
                httpPublicKeyPinning {
                    includeSubDomains = true
                    reportUri = "https://example.net/pkp-report"
                    pins = mapOf("d6qzRu9zOECb90Uez27xWltNsj0e1Md7GkYYkVoZWmM=" to "sha256",
                            "E9CZ9INDbd+2eRQozYqqbQ2yXLVKB9+xcprMF+44U1g=" to "sha256")
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-frame-options]]
== X-Frame-Options

By default, Spring Security disables rendering within an iframe using xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-frame-options[X-Frame-Options].

You can customize frame options to use the same origin within a Configuration using the following:

.X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.frameOptions(frameOptions -> frameOptions
					.sameOrigin()
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<frame-options
		policy="SAMEORIGIN" />
	</headers>
</http>
----


.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            headers {
                frameOptions {
                    sameOrigin = true
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-xss-protection]]
== X-XSS-Protection

By default, Spring Security instructs browsers to block reflected XSS attacks using the <<headers-xss-protection,X-XSS-Protection header>.
However, you can change this default.
For example, the following Configuration specifies that Spring Security should no longer instruct browsers to block the content:

.X-XSS-Protection Customization
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.xssProtection(xss -> xss
					.block(false)
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<xss-protection block="false"/>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        // ...
        http {
            headers {
                xssProtection {
                    block = false
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-csp]]
== Content Security Policy (CSP)

Spring Security does not add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-csp[Content Security Policy] by default, because a reasonable default is impossible to know without context of the application.
The web application author must declare the security policy(s) to enforce and/or monitor for the protected resources.

For example, given the following security policy:

.Content Security Policy Example
====
[source,http]
----
Content-Security-Policy: script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/
----
====

You can enable the CSP header as shown below:

.Content Security Policy
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.contentSecurityPolicy(csp -> csp
					.policyDirectives("script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/")
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<content-security-policy
			policy-directives="script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                contentSecurityPolicy {
                    policyDirectives = "script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/"
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

To enable the CSP `report-only` header, provide the following configuration:

.Content Security Policy Report Only
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.contentSecurityPolicy(csp -> csp
					.policyDirectives("script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/")
					.reportOnly()
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<content-security-policy
			policy-directives="script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/"
			report-only="true" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                contentSecurityPolicy {
                    policyDirectives = "script-src 'self' https://trustedscripts.example.com; object-src https://trustedplugins.example.com; report-uri /csp-report-endpoint/"
                    reportOnly = true
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-referrer]]
== Referrer Policy

Spring Security does not add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-referrer[Referrer Policy] headers by default.
You can enable the Referrer Policy header using the configuration as shown below:

.Referrer Policy
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.referrerPolicy(referrer -> referrer
					.policy(ReferrerPolicy.SAME_ORIGIN)
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<referrer-policy policy="same-origin" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                referrerPolicy {
                    policy = ReferrerPolicy.SAME_ORIGIN
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-feature]]
== Feature Policy

Spring Security does not add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-feature[Feature Policy] headers by default.
The following `Feature-Policy` header:

.Feature-Policy Example
====
[source]
----
Feature-Policy: geolocation 'self'
----
====

can enable the Feature Policy header using the configuration shown below:

.Feature-Policy
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.featurePolicy("geolocation 'self'")
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<feature-policy policy-directives="geolocation 'self'" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                featurePolicy("geolocation 'self'")
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-permissions]]
== Permissions Policy

Spring Security does not add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-permissions[Permissions Policy] headers by default.
The following `Permissions-Policy` header:

.Permissions-Policy Example
====
[source]
----
Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(self)
----
====

can enable the Permissions Policy header using the configuration shown below:

.Permissions-Policy
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.permissionsPolicy(permissions -> permissions
					.policy("geolocation=(self)")
				)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<permissions-policy policy="geolocation=(self)" />
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                permissionPolicy {
                    policy = "geolocation=(self)"
                }
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-clear-site-data]]
== Clear Site Data

Spring Security does not add xref:features/exploits/headers.adoc#headers-clear-site-data[Clear-Site-Data] headers by default.
The following Clear-Site-Data header:

.Clear-Site-Data Example
====
----
Clear-Site-Data: "cache", "cookies"
----
====

can be sent on log out with the following configuration:

.Clear-Site-Data
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.logout((logout) -> logout
                .addLogoutHandler(new HeaderWriterLogoutHandler(new ClearSiteDataHeaderWriter(CACHE, COOKIES)))
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            logout {
                addLogoutHandler(HeaderWriterLogoutHandler(ClearSiteDataHeaderWriter(CACHE, COOKIES)))
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-cross-origin-policies]]
== Cross-Origin Policies

Spring Security provides built-in support for adding some Cross-Origin policies headers, those headers are:

[source]
----
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy
Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy
----

Spring Security does not add <<headers-cross-origin-policies,Cross-Origin Policies>> headers by default.
The headers can be added with the following configuration:

.Cross-Origin Policies
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) {
        http.headers((headers) -> headers
                .crossOriginOpenerPolicy(CrossOriginOpenerPolicy.SAME_ORIGIN)
                .crossOriginEmbedderPolicy(CrossOriginEmbedderPolicy.REQUIRE_CORP)
                .crossOriginResourcePolicy(CrossOriginResourcePolicy.SAME_ORIGIN)));
        return http.build();
    }
}
----
.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
open class CrossOriginPoliciesConfig {
    @Bean
    open fun securityFilterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            headers {
                crossOriginOpenerPolicy(CrossOriginOpenerPolicy.SAME_ORIGIN)
                crossOriginEmbedderPolicy(CrossOriginEmbedderPolicy.REQUIRE_CORP)
                crossOriginResourcePolicy(CrossOriginResourcePolicy.SAME_ORIGIN)
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

This configuration will write the headers with the values provided:
[source]
----
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp
Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin
----

[[servlet-headers-custom]]
== Custom Headers
Spring Security has mechanisms to make it convenient to add the more common security headers to your application.
However, it also provides hooks to enable adding custom headers.

[[servlet-headers-static]]
=== Static Headers
There may be times you wish to inject custom security headers into your application that are not supported out of the box.
For example, given the following custom security header:

[source]
----
X-Custom-Security-Header: header-value
----

The headers could be added to the response using the following Configuration:

.StaticHeadersWriter
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.addHeaderWriter(new StaticHeadersWriter("X-Custom-Security-Header","header-value"))
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<header name="X-Custom-Security-Header" value="header-value"/>
	</headers>
</http>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                addHeaderWriter(StaticHeadersWriter("X-Custom-Security-Header","header-value"))
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[servlet-headers-writer]]
=== Headers Writer
When the namespace or Java configuration does not support the headers you want, you can create a custom `HeadersWriter` instance or even provide a custom implementation of the `HeadersWriter`.

Let's take a look at an example of using an custom instance of `XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter`.
If you wanted to explicitly configure <<servlet-headers-frame-options>> it could be done with the following Configuration:

.Headers Writer
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.addHeaderWriter(new XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter(XFrameOptionsMode.SAMEORIGIN))
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<header ref="frameOptionsWriter"/>
	</headers>
</http>
<!-- Requires the c-namespace.
See https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/htmlsingle/#beans-c-namespace
-->
<beans:bean id="frameOptionsWriter"
	class="org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter"
	c:frameOptionsMode="SAMEORIGIN"/>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        http {
            // ...
            headers {
                addHeaderWriter(XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter(XFrameOptionsMode.SAMEORIGIN))
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====

[[headers-delegatingrequestmatcherheaderwriter]]
=== DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter

At times you may want to only write a header for certain requests.
For example, perhaps you want to only protect your log in page from being framed.
You could use the `DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter` to do so.

An example of using `DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter` in Java Configuration can be seen below:

.DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter Java Configuration
====
.Java
[source,java,role="primary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
public class WebSecurityConfig {

	@Bean
	public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
		RequestMatcher matcher = new AntPathRequestMatcher("/login");
		DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter headerWriter =
			new DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter(matcher,new XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter());
		http
			// ...
			.headers(headers -> headers
				.frameOptions(frameOptions -> frameOptions.disable())
				.addHeaderWriter(headerWriter)
			);
		return http.build();
	}
}
----

.XML
[source,xml,role="secondary"]
----
<http>
	<!-- ... -->

	<headers>
		<frame-options disabled="true"/>
		<header ref="headerWriter"/>
	</headers>
</http>

<beans:bean id="headerWriter"
	class="org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter">
	<beans:constructor-arg>
		<bean class="org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher"
			c:pattern="/login"/>
	</beans:constructor-arg>
	<beans:constructor-arg>
		<beans:bean
			class="org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter"/>
	</beans:constructor-arg>
</beans:bean>
----

.Kotlin
[source,kotlin,role="secondary"]
----
@EnableWebSecurity
class SecurityConfig {

    @Bean
    open fun filterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
        val matcher: RequestMatcher = AntPathRequestMatcher("/login")
        val headerWriter = DelegatingRequestMatcherHeaderWriter(matcher, XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter())
       http {
            headers {
                frameOptions {
                    disable()
                }
                addHeaderWriter(headerWriter)
            }
        }
        return http.build()
    }
}
----
====