FALKEN'S MAZE / CHECKS / REFERRER-POLICY

Referrer-Policy

What Joshua checks

Checks for a Referrer-Policy header.

Why it matters

Controls how much of your URLs leak to other sites.

How to fix it

Send "Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin".

In the Maze Score

Worth

3 points (half for a warning)

Severity

Info

Runs on

Every scan, including the free report card

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