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Referrer-Policy Header

Governs how much referrer information (including URLs and sensitive query parameters) is sent when navigating away.

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Why It Matters

URLs frequently contain private session tokens, reset links, or user identifiers. An insecure referrer policy leaks these to third-party domains.

How We Check This

We verify that Referrer-Policy is set to strict-origin-when-cross-origin, no-referrer, or same-origin.

How to Fix & Implement

Copy-paste configuration blocks tailored for your web server or edge proxy.

nginx snippet
add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Referrer-Policy is recommended for modern web apps?

strict-origin-when-cross-origin provides a great balance of privacy and analytics.