Security
What is Referrer-Policy?
Referrer-Policy controls what referrer information is shared when a user clicks an outbound link.
Referrer-Policy is an HTTP header controlling referrer information sent during navigation.
Recommended value
strict-origin-when-cross-origin — sends origin only for cross-origin requests.
SEO Impact
Protects user privacy and controls analytics information sharing.
Related Terms
What is Mixed Content?
Mixed content occurs when an HTTPS page loads resources via insecure HTTP.
What is HSTS?
HSTS forces browsers to only use HTTPS to access your site, preventing downgrade attacks.
What is Content-Security-Policy?
CSP is a security header that controls which resources can be loaded on your page, protecting against XSS attacks.
What is X-Frame-Options?
X-Frame-Options prevents your site from being embedded in iframes on other sites, protecting against clickjacking.