CSP 'referrer' directive (removed)

The CSP 'referrer' directive allows site owners to set a Referrer Policy (https://w3c.github.io/webappsec-referrer-policy/) for their page from an HTTP header. The 'referrer' directive has been removed from the spec and replaced with the Referrer-Policy header. This feature was added in Chrome 33.

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Removed (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 56
• Chrome for Android release 56
• Android WebView release 56
• Opera release 43
• Opera for Android release 43

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owners

• estark@chromium.org
• mkwst@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14