Configure Helmet Security Headers

Helmet is an Express middleware package that sets HTTP headers to help protect applications against common web vulnerabilities.

It configures headers such as:

  • Content-Security-Policy.
  • X-Content-Type-Options.
  • Referrer-Policy.
  • Strict-Transport-Security under appropriate conditions.

Helmet is already installed in our project.

Register it near the beginning of Express application initialization.

Review the default configuration and customize it according to your deployment requirements.

Configure Helmet
import helmet from 'helmet';

app.use(helmet());

Registers Helmet's default security header middleware.

Key Takeaways
  • Helmet sets security-related HTTP headers.

  • Register security middleware early.

  • Review security headers according to application requirements.