Welcome to the Security Header Analyzer documentation. This index organizes all documentation by role and topic for easy navigation.
🚀 Installation - Get started in 2 minutes 📖 Tutorial - Learn by example 🔒 Security Headers Overview - Understand all 15 headers 🏗️ Architecture - System design and patterns 🛠️ API Reference - Programmatic usage
Getting Started:
- Installation Guide - Setup and prerequisites
- Quick Tutorial - 5-minute walkthrough
- Usage Guide - CLI options and examples
Understanding Results:
- Security Headers Overview - All 15 headers explained
- Attack Scenarios - Real-world exploits prevented
- Best Practices - Configuration recommendations
Troubleshooting:
- Common Issues - Error messages and solutions
- Security Policy - Vulnerability reporting
Core Documentation:
- API Reference - Library usage and functions
- Architecture Overview - System design
- Testing Guide - Running and writing tests
Deep Dives:
- Component Specifications - Detailed component docs
- Data Flow - Request processing pipeline
- Registry Pattern - How analyzers work
Contributing:
- Extensibility Guide - Adding new analyzers
- Contributing Guidelines - Development workflow
- Repository Rules - Code standards, testing, git practices
Security Analysis:
- Attack Scenarios - Cross-header attack examples
- SSRF Protection - Security architecture details
- Best Practices - Header configuration guide
Header Deep Dives:
- All Security Headers - Index of all 15 headers
- Critical Headers - HSTS, CSP
- High Priority Headers - X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Integration:
- Deployment Guide - CI/CD integration
- Analyzer Specifications - Validation rules
Overview: Security Headers Index
Critical Severity:
High Severity:
- X-Frame-Options - Clickjacking protection
- Referrer-Policy - Referrer control
Medium Severity:
- X-Content-Type-Options - MIME sniffing protection
- Set-Cookie - Cookie security attributes
- Cache-Control - Cache security
- Expect-CT - Certificate Transparency
- X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies - Flash/PDF policies
Low Severity:
- X-XSS-Protection - Legacy XSS filter (deprecated)
- X-Download-Options - IE download security
- Permissions-Policy - Browser feature control
- COEP - Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy
- COOP - Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy
- CORP - Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy
Overview: Architecture Index
Core Concepts:
- System Design - High-level architecture diagrams
- Data Flow - Pipeline pattern explained
- Components - CLI, Fetcher, Analyzer, Reporter layers
Advanced Topics:
- Registry Pattern - Dynamic analyzer registration
- Extensibility - Adding new analyzers step-by-step
- Security Architecture - SSRF protection implementation
Future:
- Planned Features - Roadmap and enhancements
Getting Started:
- Contributing Guidelines - Development workflow
- Testing Guide - Running tests and writing new ones
- API Documentation - Library interface
Repository Rules: (Essential for all development)
- Repository Rules Index - Overview and quick links
- Python Code Standards - Type hints, patterns, conventions
- Testing Standards - Coverage, fixtures, patterns
- Git Practices - Commits, branches, releases
- Debugging Practices - Tools and workflows
- Documentation Standards - Templates and quality
References:
- Analyzer Specifications - Individual analyzer details
- Deployment Guide - CI/CD integration
- Changelog - Version history
docs/
├── README.md ← YOU ARE HERE
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├── Getting Started
│ ├── installation-guide.md Quick setup guide
│ ├── usage-guide.md CLI usage and examples
│ └── quick-start-tutorial.md Step-by-step walkthrough
│
├── Security Headers
│ └── headers/
│ ├── README.md Header index
│ └── [15 header docs] Individual header guides
│
├── Architecture
│ └── architecture/
│ ├── README.md Architecture index
│ ├── system-design.md High-level design
│ ├── data-flow.md Request pipeline
│ ├── components.md Component specs
│ ├── registry-pattern.md Registry explained
│ ├── extensibility-guide.md Adding analyzers
│ ├── security-implementation.md SSRF protection
│ └── future-roadmap.md Planned features
│
├── Advanced Topics
│ ├── real-world-attack-scenarios.md Real-world attacks
│ └── deployment-guide.md CI/CD integration
│
├── Repository Rules
│ └── repo-rules/
│ ├── README.md Rules index
│ ├── python-code-standards.md Code conventions
│ ├── testing-standards.md Test requirements
│ ├── git-practices.md Git workflow
│ ├── debugging-practices.md Debug strategies
│ ├── documentation-standards.md Doc templates
│ └── security-headers-best-practices.md Header configs
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└── Reference
├── api-reference.md Library API
├── analyzer-reference.md Analyzer specs
└── testing-guide.md Testing guide
- Installation Issues: See Installation Guide
- Usage Questions: Check Usage Guide or Tutorial
- Security Concerns: Read Security Policy
- Feature Requests: Open an issue
- Contributing: Review Contributing Guidelines
Last Updated: 2025-12-12 Version: 1.0.0