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You should use protection!
This gem protects against typical web attacks.
Should work for all Rack apps, including Rails.
# Usage
Use all protections you probably want to use:
``` ruby
# config.ru
require 'rack/protection'
use Rack::Protection
run MyApp
```
Skip a single protection middleware:
``` ruby
# config.ru
require 'rack/protection'
use Rack::Protection, :except => :path_traversal
run MyApp
```
Use a single protection middleware:
``` ruby
# config.ru
require 'rack/protection'
use Rack::Protection::AuthenticityToken
run MyApp
```
# Prevented Attacks
## Cross Site Request Forgery
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::AuthenticityToken` (not included by `use Rack::Protection`)
* `Rack::Protection::FormToken` (not included by `use Rack::Protection`)
* `Rack::Protection::JsonCsrf`
* `Rack::Protection::RemoteReferrer` (not included by `use Rack::Protection`)
* `Rack::Protection::RemoteToken`
* `Rack::Protection::HttpOrigin`
## Cross Site Scripting
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::EscapedParams` (not included by `use Rack::Protection`)
* `Rack::Protection::XSSHeader` (Internet Explorer only)
## Clickjacking
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::FrameOptions`
## Directory Traversal
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::PathTraversal`
## Session Hijacking
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::SessionHijacking`
## IP Spoofing
Prevented by:
* `Rack::Protection::IPSpoofing`
# Installation
gem install rack-protection
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