Nuxt Security

Overview

Nuxt Security is a module that automatically configures your app to follow OWASP security patterns and principles. It focuses on enhancing the security of your Nuxt 3 app by implementing key features such as security response headers, request size and rate limiters, XSS validation, CORS support, and more.

Features

• Security response headers: Automatically adds security response headers to your app, including Content Security Policy (CSP) for server-side generated (SSG) apps.
• Request Size & Rate Limiters: Limits the size and rate of incoming requests to prevent potential attacks.
• Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Validation: Provides validation mechanisms to detect and prevent cross-site scripting attacks.
• Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) support: Enables Cross-Origin Resource Sharing to control access to resources on your app from other domains.
• Hide X-Powered-By header and remove console loggers: Hides the X-Powered-By header and removes any console loggers, reducing the attack surface of your app.
• [Optional] Allowed HTTP Methods, Basic Auth, CSRF: Allows you to configure additional security measures such as specifying allowed HTTP methods, enabling basic authentication, and implementing CSRF protection.

Installation

To install the Nuxt Security module, follow these steps:

1. Add the module to the list of modules in your nuxt.config.ts file:

   modules: [
     'nuxt-security',
   ]
   

2. Save the file and the module will be included in your app.

Summary

In summary, the Nuxt Security module is a powerful tool for enhancing the security of your Nuxt 3 app. By automatically configuring your app to follow OWASP security patterns and principles, it provides essential security features such as security response headers, request size and rate limiters, XSS validation, and more. With easy installation and configuration options, it is a valuable addition to any Nuxt 3 project.