Source File
csrf.go
Belonging Package
net/http
// Copyright 2025 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package http
import (
)
// CrossOriginProtection implements protections against [Cross-Site Request
// Forgery (CSRF)] by rejecting non-safe cross-origin browser requests.
//
// Cross-origin requests are currently detected with the [Sec-Fetch-Site]
// header, available in all browsers since 2023, or by comparing the hostname of
// the [Origin] header with the Host header.
//
// The GET, HEAD, and OPTIONS methods are [safe methods] and are always allowed.
// It's important that applications do not perform any state changing actions
// due to requests with safe methods.
//
// Requests without Sec-Fetch-Site or Origin headers are currently assumed to be
// either same-origin or non-browser requests, and are allowed.
//
// The zero value of CrossOriginProtection is valid and has no trusted origins
// or bypass patterns.
//
// [Sec-Fetch-Site]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Sec-Fetch-Site
// [Origin]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Origin
// [Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Attacks/CSRF
// [safe methods]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Safe/HTTP
type CrossOriginProtection struct {
bypass atomic.Pointer[ServeMux]
trustedMu sync.RWMutex
trusted map[string]bool
deny atomic.Pointer[Handler]
}
// NewCrossOriginProtection returns a new [CrossOriginProtection] value.
func () *CrossOriginProtection {
return &CrossOriginProtection{}
}
// AddTrustedOrigin allows all requests with an [Origin] header
// which exactly matches the given value.
//
// Origin header values are of the form "scheme://host[:port]".
//
// AddTrustedOrigin can be called concurrently with other methods
// or request handling, and applies to future requests.
//
// [Origin]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Origin
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( string) error {
, := url.Parse()
if != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid origin %q: %w", , )
}
if .Scheme == "" {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid origin %q: scheme is required", )
}
if .Host == "" {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid origin %q: host is required", )
}
if .Path != "" || .RawQuery != "" || .Fragment != "" {
return fmt.Errorf("invalid origin %q: path, query, and fragment are not allowed", )
}
.trustedMu.Lock()
defer .trustedMu.Unlock()
if .trusted == nil {
.trusted = make(map[string]bool)
}
.trusted[] = true
return nil
}
var noopHandler = HandlerFunc(func( ResponseWriter, *Request) {})
// AddInsecureBypassPattern permits all requests that match the given pattern.
// The pattern syntax and precedence rules are the same as [ServeMux].
//
// AddInsecureBypassPattern can be called concurrently with other methods
// or request handling, and applies to future requests.
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( string) {
var *ServeMux
// Lazily initialize c.bypass
for {
= .bypass.Load()
if != nil {
break
}
= NewServeMux()
if .bypass.CompareAndSwap(nil, ) {
break
}
}
.Handle(, noopHandler)
}
// SetDenyHandler sets a handler to invoke when a request is rejected.
// The default error handler responds with a 403 Forbidden status.
//
// SetDenyHandler can be called concurrently with other methods
// or request handling, and applies to future requests.
//
// Check does not call the error handler.
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( Handler) {
if == nil {
.deny.Store(nil)
return
}
.deny.Store(&)
}
// Check applies cross-origin checks to a request.
// It returns an error if the request should be rejected.
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( *Request) error {
switch .Method {
case "GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS":
// Safe methods are always allowed.
return nil
}
switch .Header.Get("Sec-Fetch-Site") {
case "":
// No Sec-Fetch-Site header is present.
// Fallthrough to check the Origin header.
case "same-origin", "none":
return nil
default:
if .isRequestExempt() {
return nil
}
return errors.New("cross-origin request detected from Sec-Fetch-Site header")
}
:= .Header.Get("Origin")
if == "" {
// Neither Sec-Fetch-Site nor Origin headers are present.
// Either the request is same-origin or not a browser request.
return nil
}
if , := url.Parse(); == nil && .Host == .Host {
// The Origin header matches the Host header. Note that the Host header
// doesn't include the scheme, so we don't know if this might be an
// HTTP→HTTPS cross-origin request. We fail open, since all modern
// browsers support Sec-Fetch-Site since 2023, and running an older
// browser makes a clear security trade-off already. Sites can mitigate
// this with HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
return nil
}
if .isRequestExempt() {
return nil
}
return errors.New("cross-origin request detected, and/or browser is out of date: " +
"Sec-Fetch-Site is missing, and Origin does not match Host")
}
// isRequestExempt checks the bypasses which require taking a lock, and should
// be deferred until the last moment.
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( *Request) bool {
if := .bypass.Load(); != nil {
if , := .Handler(); != "" {
// The request matches a bypass pattern.
return true
}
}
.trustedMu.RLock()
defer .trustedMu.RUnlock()
:= .Header.Get("Origin")
// The request matches a trusted origin.
return != "" && .trusted[]
}
// Handler returns a handler that applies cross-origin checks
// before invoking the handler h.
//
// If a request fails cross-origin checks, the request is rejected
// with a 403 Forbidden status or handled with the handler passed
// to [CrossOriginProtection.SetDenyHandler].
func ( *CrossOriginProtection) ( Handler) Handler {
return HandlerFunc(func( ResponseWriter, *Request) {
if := .Check(); != nil {
if := .deny.Load(); != nil {
(*).ServeHTTP(, )
return
}
Error(, .Error(), StatusForbidden)
return
}
.ServeHTTP(, )
})
}
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