Security Headers

Security Header Checker

Analyze response headers, uncover missing protections, and strengthen your site's security posture.
Fast analysis
CSP & HSTS validation
Actionable grading

Problem: Missing security headers

Without the right HTTP headers, browsers cannot enforce security rules that prevent common attacks.

Security headers control how browsers handle scripts, framing, and transport security. If they are missing or misconfigured, users are exposed to XSS, clickjacking, and insecure HTTP fallbacks.

Browser protection gaps

Missing CSP, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options leaves pages vulnerable to injection and framing attacks.

Inconsistent policy coverage

Security headers can differ across redirects, subdomains, or environments without a centralized audit.

Lack of actionable insight

Teams often know headers are important but lack a clear checklist to prioritize fixes.

Tool input area

Enter a domain or URL to scan its live response headers.

Security Header Check

Enter a domain or URL to analyze its HTTP security headers and get security recommendations.

How results help users

Translate header data into clear next steps for your security roadmap.

Security Header Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of HTTP security headers

CSP & HSTS Validation

Check Content Security Policy and HSTS configuration

Performance Insights

Response time and protocol analysis

Security Grading

Get an A-F security grade with detailed scoring

Advanced technical explanation

Understand how the scanner gathers data and evaluates your headers.

The scanner sends an HTTPS request, follows redirects, and captures the final response headers. It normalizes header names, evaluates recommended directives, and calculates a grade based on coverage and strength.

  • Redirect chains are inspected to ensure security headers persist on the final destination.
  • Header values are parsed to confirm key directives like max-age, frame-ancestors, and report-only modes.
  • Response timing metrics highlight latency that can impact header delivery and caching behavior.

FAQ

A Security Header Checker is an online tool that tests your website's HTTP response headers to make sure they are secure. It helps you find missing or weak headers that protect your website from attacks.

Security headers protect websites from hacks such as XSS, clickjacking, MITM attacks, and data leaks. They add extra safety rules to your website and browser.

This tool checks important security headers such as: HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy, Expect-CT, and more.

Yes. The tool is completely free for everyone.

No. The tool shows recommendations. You still need to update your server or hosting configuration to fix missing headers.

Yes. You can test any public website by entering its domain name.

HSTS forces browsers to always load your website using HTTPS. It prevents downgrade attacks and improves security. You can check HSTS settings using our HSTS Checker tool.

CSP (Content Security Policy) reduces the risk of XSS attacks by controlling which resources can be loaded by your website. Test your CSP configuration with our CSP Checker tool.