HEADER

The HEADER element defines the request and response type communication carried on the HTTP protocol between Web applications, Web services and the client.

Syntax

<HEADER Name=id> value-list[;...]</HEADER>
  1. id defines the unique identifier for the HTTP header.
  2. value-list is a list of values separated by semi-colons.

Child elements

There are no child elements.

Usage

Starting with GAS 3.00 you can set custom HTTP headers for Web applications and Web services. This configuration takes place in the HTTP element of the INTERFACE_TO_CONNECTOR element of the GAS configuration file.

You use this element to define HTTP headers. HTTP headers can be configured for applications using the APPLICATION element and for Web services using the SERVICE element.

Usage example - configure security headers

To set the HTTP security headers that comply with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) recommendations, configure the following headers shown highlighted in the example:
  • The "X-XSS-Protection" header disables the cross-site scripting (XSS) filter built into most web browsers. This is usually enabled by default.
  • The "X-Content-Type-Options" header prevents Internet Explorer and Google Chrome from sniffing a response away from the declared content-type. This helps reduce the danger of drive-by or unintended downloads.
    Warning: On Internet Explorer 11, use of this header may cause images not to be displayed if the image files do not have extensions. To work around this, if your applications need to serve images through Genero Application Server (GAS), make sure your image files have extensions.
  • The "X-Frame-Options" header provides clickjacking protection by not allowing iframes to load on your site. 
<INTERFACE_TO_CONNECTOR>
     ...
    <HTTP>
      <SESSION_COOKIE/>
      <APPLICATION>
        <HEADER Name="X-XSS-Protection">1; mode=block</HEADER>
        <HEADER Name="X-Content-Type-Options">nosniff</HEADER>
        <HEADER Name="X-Frame-Options">SAMEORIGIN</HEADER>
      </APPLICATION>
      <SERVICE>
        <HEADER/>
      </SERVICE>
    </HTTP>
  </INTERFACE_TO_CONNECTOR>

Parent elements

This element is a child of the following elements: