This dataset contains a very thorough reference on HTTP request and response headers curated by the 'hsecsecan' project (https://github.com/riramar/hsecscan).

data(http_headers)

Format

A data frame (classed as a tibble) with 184 rows and 14 observations

Details

  • header_field_name: header field

  • type_1: Permanent (in a standard); Provisional (experimental); Personal (unofficial)

  • protocol: should always be http for now but may be different (e.g. quic)

  • status: blank == unknown; otherwise the value describes the status well

  • reference: where to look for more info

  • type_2: Request (should only be found in requests); Response (should only be found in responses); Request/Response found in either; Reserved (not in use yet)

  • enable: should you have this enabled

  • required: Is this header requried

  • https: HTTPS-specific header?

  • security_description: Information on the header

  • security_reference: Extra external reference information on the header

  • recommendations: Recommended setting(s)

  • cwe: Associated Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifier

  • cwe_url: Associated CWE URL

Note

Last updated 2019-03-05