ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter (spring-security-docs-manual 5.5.8 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

HeaderWriter
```
public class ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter
extends java.lang.Object
implements HeaderWriter
```
Provides support for Referrer Policy.

The list of policies defined can be found at Referrer Policies.

This implementation of HeaderWriter writes the following header:
- Referrer-Policy
By default, the Referrer-Policy header is not included in the response. Policy no-referrer is used by default if no ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy is set.
Since:

4.2

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter()`	Creates a new instance.
`ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter(ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy policy)`	Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`setPolicy(ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy policy)`	Sets the policy to be used in the response header.
`void`	`writeHeaders(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)`	Create a `Header` instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter
```
public ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter()
```
    Creates a new instance. Default value: no-referrer.
  - ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter
```
public ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter(ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy policy)
```
    Creates a new instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    policy - a referrer policy
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if policy is null
- Method Detail
  - setPolicy
```
public void setPolicy(ReferrerPolicyHeaderWriter.ReferrerPolicy policy)
```
    Sets the policy to be used in the response header.
    
    Parameters:
    
    policy - a referrer policy
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if policy is null
  - writeHeaders
```
public void writeHeaders(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
```
    Description copied from interface: HeaderWriter
    
    Create a Header instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeHeaders in interface HeaderWriter
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request
    
    response - the response
    
    See Also:
    
    HeaderWriter.writeHeaders(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse)