Explain

X-Frame-Options

Helps protect against clickjacking by controlling whether your site can be embedded in an iframe.

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What it is

X-Frame-Options tells browsers whether your pages can be embedded in frames/iframes on other sites.

Recommended values
  • DENY (strongest)
  • SAMEORIGIN (allow iframing only on your own origin)
Modern note

CSP’s frame-ancestors is the modern replacement and is more flexible. Many sites use both for compatibility.

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