action_dispatch-disable_x_xss_protection

ActionDispatch::DisableXXssProtection

Disables the X-XSS-Protection header which Action Dispatch sets by default

This gem disables the X-XSS-Protection header which Action Dispatch sets as 1; mode=block by default. Applications always return X-XSS-Protection: 0 after installing this gem.

Usage

All you need is to add this gem to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'action_dispatch-disable_x_xss_protection'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Assumed that a server has started by bin/rails s:

# before installing this gem
$ curl -sI http://localhost:3000 | grep X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block

# after installing this gem
$ curl -sI http://localhost:3000 | grep X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection: 0

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/pepabo/action_dispatch-disable_x_xss_protection.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.