API

HTTP Header Analyzer

Paste a set of HTTP headers to get a breakdown of what each one does, plus flags for missing security-relevant headers.

Paste raw response headers
Parsed headers (6)
Content-Typeapplication/json; charset=utf-8

Tells the client what media type the body is (e.g. application/json).

Cache-Controlno-store

Controls how the response can be cached by browsers and proxies.

Servernginx/1.25.3

Identifies the server software — consider removing/obscuring in production.

X-Powered-ByExpress

Reveals backend framework — usually best removed to reduce fingerprinting.

Set-Cookiesession=abc123; Path=/

Sets a cookie on the client. Check Secure/HttpOnly/SameSite attributes.

Access-Control-Allow-Origin*

CORS — which origins may read this response from a browser.

Security review

Missing strict-transport-security

Missing content-security-policy

Missing x-content-type-options

Missing x-frame-options

Missing referrer-policy

Missing permissions-policy

Cookie missing Secure: session=abc123; Path=/

Cookie missing HttpOnly: session=abc123; Path=/

Cookie missing SameSite: session=abc123; Path=/

Parsing and analysis happen entirely in your browser — headers are never sent anywhere.

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