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Default Servlet Headers Should Include Referrer-Policy

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in: config type: breaks-passivity type: enhancement
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Open the contributing guide

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

Read the linked comment and related Spring Security issue first for the rationale and expected header behavior. Then locate the default servlet header handling and its existing tests; done means the default headers include Referrer-Policy and the relevant tests pass.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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