[websec] Frame-Options: Why a header and not a CSP directive?

Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com> Thu, 03 May 2012 23:59 UTC

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From: Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:58 -0700
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Subject: [websec] Frame-Options: Why a header and not a CSP directive?
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In http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-gondrom-frame-options-02 we're
introducing a new HTTP header called Frame-Options.  Is there a
particular reason to create yet-another-HTTP-header for carrying this
security policy?  Rather than inventing a new HTTP header, we can use
the extensible Content-Security-Policy header.

== Proposed in draft-gondrom-frame-options ==

Frame-Options: XYZ

Where XYZ is the Frame-Options policy.

== Using Content-Security-Policy ==

Content-Security-Policy: frame-options XYZ

There are added benefits to using a common policy header.  For
example, Content-Security-Policy has a report-uri directive that web
sites can use to learn when their security policies are violated:

Content-Security-Policy: frame-options XYZ; report-uri /csp-reports.cgi

Note: Content-Security-Policy 1.0 is very close to WGLC in the W3C
WebAppSec working group.  You can find the current draft  at
<http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/content-security-policy/raw-file/tip/csp-specification.dev.html>.

The WebAppSec working group is soliciting proposals for CSP 1.1:

http://www.w3.org/Security/wiki/Content_Security_Policy#Proposals_for_Version_1.1

In particular, we have an item on the wiki about coordinating with
this working group about frame-options.  It's entirely possible to
define the frame-options directive in this working group and to have
CSP 1.1 refer to whatever document this working group produces.  In
the long term, we'll probably want an IANA registry for CSP
directives, but we haven't quite reached that level of technology yet.
 :)

Kind regards,
Adam