Individual skill
checking-http-security-headers
Audit a target's HTTP security headers — CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy, and the Cross-Origin trio (COOP, COEP, CORP). Use when: SOC2 / PCI auditor flagged "missing security headers" or a Mozilla Observatory grade is below B, OR you need HSTS preload eligibility for chrome://net-internals. Threshold: any missing required header on production HTML response, HSTS max-age below 31536000s (preload requirement), CSP with 'unsafe-inline' or 'unsafe-eval', X-Frame-Options absent AND CSP frame-ancestors absent (clickjacking), Cache-Control allowing public cache on authenticated endpoint. Trigger with: "audit security headers", "check csp", "hsts check", "header posture".
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- ai Repository topic
- automation Repository topic
- claude-code Repository topic
- devops Repository topic
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- security Declared skill tag
- http-headers Declared skill tag
- csp Declared skill tag
- hsts Declared skill tag
- pentest Declared skill tag
- security Derived category
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# Checking HTTP Security Headers
## Overview
HTTP response headers are the cheapest defense-in-depth layer most web
apps ship. Each header closes one specific attack class — HSTS forces
HTTPS, CSP blocks script injection, X-Frame-Options blocks clickjacking,
etc. Missing headers don't break the app; they just leave the attack
class open. This skill probes for the presence + value correctness of
the canonical security-relevant headers.
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