Secweb helps in setting security headers for FastApi and Starlette

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Secweb is the pack of security headers for fastapi and can also be used for any framework created on starlette. It has 16 security headers for your websites/APIs.

Note

The Permissions_Policy header lies in development branch

Features

• 🔒 Secure Headers: Automatically apply headers like Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, and more.

• 🛠️ Customizable Policies: Flexibly build your own security policies.

• 🚀 No External Dependencies: Lightweight and easy to include in any project that uses FastAPI and Starlette.

• 🧩 Easy to Use: Integrate security headers in just a few lines of code.

• 📚 Attribution to Trusted Sources: Implements recommendations from MDN and OWASP.

The list of headers is as follows:

1. Content Security Policy (CSP)

2. Origin Agent Cluster

3. Referrer Policy

4. HTTP Strict Transport Security(HSTS)

5. HTTP Strict Transport Security(HSTS) for WebSockets

6. X-Content-Type-Options

7. X-DNS-Prefetch-Control

8. X-Download-Options

9. X-Frame

10. X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies

11. X-XSS-Protection

12. Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy

13. Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy

14. Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy

15. Clear-Site-Data (decorator)

16. Cache-Control

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10
• Starlette

Installation

pip install Secweb

Usage

The package Secweb can be used in two different ways:

1. Use the SecWeb class -- it includes all the 15 headers together

2. Use the 15 header functions separately

SecWeb class

from Secweb import SecWeb

SecWeb(app=app) # The app is the ASGIapp required by the Starlette/FastApi to give access to the different methods to the class

The above example uses all the default headers value that are preset. You can change the values by creating the options dict.

You can also set flags for nonces generation for csp header using the script_nonce=True and style_nonce=True flags. The csp_report_only and coep_report_only flags are added for csp and coep report only headers.

from Secweb import SecWeb

SecWeb(app=app, options={'referrer': ['no-referrer']}, script_nonce=False, style_nonce=False, csp_report_only=False, coep_report_only=False)

The options-parameter uses 15 keys for calling functions to set the user-defined policies or deactivating headers.

Note: Deactivating the header(s) can only be done in SecWeb class in options param

from Secweb import SecWeb

Secweb(app=app, options={'referrer': False, 'xframe': False})

The values are as follows:

1. 'csp' for calling Content_Security_Policy function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

2. 'referrer' for calling Referrer_Policy function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

3. 'xdns' for calling X_DNS_Prefetch_Control function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

4. 'xcdp' for calling X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

5. 'hsts' for calling HSTS function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

6. 'wshsts' for calling WsHSTS function to set the user-defined values for Websockets or deactivate the header

7. 'xframe' for calling X_Frame function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

8. 'coep' for calling Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

9. 'coop' for calling Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

10. 'corp' for calling Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

11. 'cache_control' for calling Cache_Control function to set the user-defined values or deactivate the header

12. 'xcto' for deactivating X-Content-Type-Options header

13. 'xdo' for deactivating X-Download-Options header

14. 'xss' for deactivating x-xss-protection header

15. 'oac' for deactivating Origin-Agent-Cluster header

# Example of all values

SecWeb(app=app, options={'csp': {'default-src': ["'self'"]}, 'xframe':'SAMEORIGIN', 'hsts': {'max-age': 4, 'preload': True}, 'wshsts': {'max-age': 10, 'preload': True},'xcdp': 'all', 'xdns': 'on', 'referrer': ['no-referrer'], 'coep':{'require-corp': True}, 'coop':'same-origin-allow-popups', 'corp': 'same-site', 'cache_control': {'public': True, 's-maxage': 600}, 'xss': False})

Header Functions

Content Security Policy (CSP)

Nonce Processor

The Nonce_Processor module generates script and style nonce tuple for csp header

    # Some code
    style_nonce, script_nonce = Nonce_Processor(ENTROPY=90) # inject the nonce variables into the jinja or html
    # Some more code

ENTROPY is used to set the nonce length.

The nonce processor needs to be called on the route the following example is of FastApi calling the nonce processor on the route

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Nonce_Processor

app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/")
async def root():
    # some code
    style_nonce, script_nonce = Nonce_Processor(ENTROPY=90) # inject the nonce variables into the jinja or html
    # some more code

Content_Security_Policy function sets the csp header.

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Content_Security_Policy

app = FastAPI()  

Content_Security_Policy(app=app, options={'default-src': ["'self'"], 'base-uri': ["'self'"], 'block-all-mixed-content': []}, script_nonce=False, style_nonce=False, report_only=False)

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Content_Security_Policy

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Content_Security_Policy(app=app, options={'default-src': ["'self'"], 'base-uri': ["'self'"], 'block-all-mixed-content': []}, script_nonce=False, style_nonce=False, report_only=False)

• script_nonce=False: nonce flag for inline Javascript
• style_nonce=False: nonce flag for inline css
• report_only=False: report only flag which activates csp report only header

For more detail on CSP header go to MDN Docs.

For more detail on CSP report only header go to MDN Docs.

Origin Agent Cluster

Origin_Agent_Cluster function sets the Origin-Agent-Cluster header. It takes no parameters.

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Origin_Agent_Cluster

app = FastAPI()
Origin_Agent_Cluster(app)

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Origin_Agent_Cluster

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Origin_Agent_Cluster(app)

For more detail on Origin-Agent-Cluster header go to MDN Docs.

Referrer Policy

Referrer_Policy function sets the Referrer-Policy header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Referrer_Policy

app = FastAPI()

Referrer_Policy(app=app, option=['strict-origin-when-cross-origin'])

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Referrer_Policy

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)
Referrer_Policy(app=app, option=['strict-origin-when-cross-origin'])

For more detail on Referrer-Policy header go to MDN Docs.

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)

HSTS function sets the Strict-Transport-Security header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import HSTS

app = FastAPI()

HSTS(app=app, options={'max-age': 4, 'preload': True})

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import HSTS

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

HSTS(app=app, options={'max-age': 4, 'preload': True})

For more detail on Strict-Transport-Security header go to MDN Docs.

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) for WebSockets

WsHSTS function sets the Strict-Transport-Security header for Websockets

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import WsHSTS

app = FastAPI()

WsHSTS(app=app, options={'max-age': 4, 'preload': True})

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import WsHSTS

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

WsHSTS(app=app, options={'max-age': 4, 'preload': True})

For more detail on Strict-Transport-Security header go to MDN Docs.

X-Content-Type-Options

X_Content_Type_Options function sets the X-Content-Type-Options header the function takes no parameters

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_Content_Type_Options

app = FastAPI()

X_Content_Type_Options(app=app)

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_Content_Type_Options

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_Content_Type_Options(app=app)

For more detail on X-Content-Type-Options header go to MDN Docs.

X-DNS-Prefetch-Control

X_DNS_Prefetch_Control function sets the X-DNS-Prefetch-Control header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_DNS_Prefetch_Control

app = FastAPI()

X_DNS_Prefetch_Control(app=app, option='on')

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_DNS_Prefetch_Control

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_DNS_Prefetch_Control(app=app, option='off')

For more detail on X-DNS-Prefetch-Control header go to MDN Docs.

X-Download-Options

X_Download_Options function sets the X-Download-Options header the function takes no parameter

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_Download_Options

app = FastAPI()

X_Download_Options(app=app)

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_Download_Options

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_Download_Options(app=app)

For more detail on X-Download-Options header go to http.dev site.

X-Frame

X_Frame function sets the X-Frame-Options header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_Frame

app = FastAPI()

X_Frame(app=app, option='DENY')

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_Frame

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_Frame(app=app, option='DENY')

For more detail on X-Frame-Options header go to MDN Docs.

X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies

X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies function sets the X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies

app = FastAPI()

X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies(app=app, option='none')

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_Permitted_Cross_Domain_Policies(app=app, option='none')

For more detail on X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies header go to MDN Docs.

X-XSS-Protection

X_XSS_Protection function sets the X-XSS-Protection header the function takes no parameter

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import X_XSS_Protection

app = FastAPI()

X_XSS_Protection(app=app)

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import X_XSS_Protection

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

X_XSS_Protection(app=app)

For more detail on X-XSS-Protection header go to MDN Docs.

Cross Origin Embedder Policy

Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy function sets the Cross Origin Embedder Policy header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy

app = FastAPI()

Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy(app=app, option={'unsafe-none': True})

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Cross_Origin_Embedder_Policy(app=app, option={'unsafe-none': True})

• report_only=False: report only flag which activates coep report only header

For more detail on Cross Origin Embedder Policy header go to MDN Docs.

For more detail on Cross Origin Embedder Policy report only header go to MDN Docs

Cross Origin Opener Policy

Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy function sets the Cross Origin Opener Policy header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy

app = FastAPI()

Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy(app=app, option='unsafe-none')

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Cross_Origin_Opener_Policy(app=app, option='unsafe-none')

For more detail on Cross Origin Opener Policy header go to MDN Docs.

Cross Origin Resource Policy

Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy function sets the Cross Origin Resource Policy header

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy

app = FastAPI()

Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy(app=app, option='same-site')

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Cross_Origin_Resource_Policy(app=app, option='same-site')

For more detail on Cross Origin Resource Policy header go to MDN Docs.

Clear Site Data

Clear_Site_Data decorator sets the Clear-Site-Data header.

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Clear_Site_Data

app = FastAPI()

@app.get('/logout')
@Clear_Site_Data(options={'cookies': True, 'storage': True})
async def logout():
    return {"message": "Logged out successfully"}

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Clear_Site_Data

@Clear_Site_Data(options={'cookies': True, 'storage': True})
async def logout():
    return {"message": "Logged out successfully"}

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

For more detail on Clear Site Data Header go to MDN Docs.

Cache Control

Cache_Control function sets the Cache-Control header. This is useful for controlling cached data on user`s browser

For FastApi server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from Secweb import Cache_Control

app = FastAPI()

Cache_Control(app=app, options={'s-maxage': 600, 'public': True})

For Starlette server

from starlette.applications import Starlette
from Secweb import Cache_Control

routes=[...]

app = Starlette(routes=routes)

Cache_Control(app=app, options={'s-maxage': 600, 'public': True})

For more detail on Cache Control Header go to MDN Docs.

Contributing

Pull requests and Issues are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Github

License

MLP 2.0

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