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Update handling of Trusted Types

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C#
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Description

Note: This is now CSP baseline functionality as of 2026, but not technically part of the CSP 3 spec

Add support for trusted-types and require-trusted-types-for require a different type of UI to be functional compared to standard sources.

Key Articles:

Trusted Types Directive

<policyName> : A valid policy name consists only of alphanumeric characters, or one of -#=_/@.%. A star (*) as a policy name instructs the user agent to allow any unique policy name

Content-Security-Policy: trusted-types;
Content-Security-Policy: trusted-types 'none';
Content-Security-Policy: trusted-types <policyName>;
Content-Security-Policy: trusted-types <policyName> <policyName> 'allow-duplicates';
Example Trusted Types Usage
// Content-Security-Policy: require-trusted-types-for 'script'; trusted-types foo;

const attackerInput = '<svg onload="alert(/cross-site-scripting/)" />';
const el = document.createElement("div");

if (typeof trustedTypes !== "undefined") {
  // Create a policy that can create TrustedHTML values
  // after sanitizing the input strings with DOMPurify library.
  const sanitizer = trustedTypes.createPolicy("foo", {
    createHTML: (input) => DOMPurify.sanitize(input),
  });

  el.innerHTML = sanitizer.createHTML(attackerInput); // Puts the sanitized value into the DOM.
  el.innerHTML = attackerInput; // Rejects a string value; throws a TypeError.
}

Require Trusted Types Directive

Note this currently only supports 'script'

Content-Security-Policy: require-trusted-types-for 'script';

UI Considerations

  • Dropdown for "Trusted Types":
    • Disabled (Not Generated)
    • None (Generates the 'none')
    • Allow Specific (requires policy names)
    • Allow All (Uses *)
  • Require For Scripts (Checkbox)
    • True (generates: require-trusted-types-for 'script';)
  • Allow Duplicates (Checkbox)
    • Adds 'allow-duplicates' to Trusted Types;

Data Storage ... do we store this in the sources table or create custom properties?

e.g.

Source Directives
<policyName> <policyName> 'allow-duplicates' trusted-types
'script' require-trusted-types-for

Usage Complications

  • Brand sites with GTM usage will require additional scripting to work this functionality
  • Investigate if Optimizely WebEx supports this

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing security-header UI and the sources table, then compare the trusted-types and require-trusted-types-for requirements with the linked MDN and W3C references. Resolve whether these directives belong in the sources table or custom properties, and define the dropdowns, policy-name handling, and checkboxes before implementation. Done means both directives can be configured and generated correctly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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