SecureHeaders supports Secure
, HttpOnly
and SameSite
cookies. These can be defined in the form of a boolean, or as a Hash for more refined configuration.
Note: Regardless of the configuration specified, Secure cookies are only enabled for HTTPS requests.
By default, all cookies will get both Secure
, HttpOnly
, and SameSite=Lax
.
config.cookies = {
secure: true, # defaults to true but will be a no op on non-HTTPS requests
httponly: true, # defaults to true
samesite: { # defaults to set `SameSite=Lax`
lax: true
}
}
Boolean-based configuration is intended to globally enable or disable a specific cookie attribute. Note: As of 4.0, you must use OPT_OUT rather than false to opt out of the defaults.
config.cookies = {
secure: true, # mark all cookies as Secure
httponly: SecureHeaders::OPT_OUT, # do not mark any cookies as HttpOnly
}
Hash-based configuration allows for fine-grained control.
config.cookies = {
secure: { except: ['_guest'] }, # mark all but the `_guest` cookie as Secure
httponly: { only: ['_rails_session'] }, # only mark the `_rails_session` cookie as HttpOnly
}
SameSite cookies permit either Strict
or Lax
enforcement mode options.
config.cookies = {
samesite: {
strict: true # mark all cookies as SameSite=Strict
}
}
Strict
, Lax
, and None
enforcement modes can also be specified using a Hash.
config.cookies = {
samesite: {
strict: { only: ['session_id_duplicate'] },
lax: { only: ['_guest', '_rails_session', 'device_id'] },
none: { only: ['_tracking', 'saml_cookie', 'session_id'] },
}
}