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Prevent cross-origin sensitive header probind
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<li><p>Return <b>allowed</b>.
</ol>

<h3 dfn export lt="prevent sensitive header size probing" id=prevent-sensitive-header-size-probing> Prevent sensitive header
size probing

Note: The goal of this algorithm is to prevent cross-origin requests from probing the size of sensitive <a for=/>header</a>s
(`<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>` or `<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>`) by adding <a for=/>header</a>s
to cross-site requests until the total size of all HTTP request <a for=/>header</a>s exceeds the server side limit. In order
for this approach to succeed, servers should not set a HTTP request <a for=/>header</a>s size limit below 8KB.

<p>Run these steps:

<ol>
<li><p>If the request isn't cross-origin, return.

<li><p>Let <var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> be the result of filtering <a for=response>header list</a> to include only
<a for=/>header</a>s with a <a for=/>header name</a> of `<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>`,
`<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>`, or `<a http-header><code>Sensitive-Header-Truncated</code></a>`.

<li><p>While the serialized size of <var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> is greater than 4KB:

<ol>
<li><p>If the <a for=/>header</a> `<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>` is present in
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> and `<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>` is not present or the
value of `<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>` is larger than the value of
`<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>`.

<ol>
<li><p><a for="header list">delete</a> `<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>` from
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var>.

<li><p><a for="header list">set</a> `<a http-header><code>Sensitive-Header-Truncated</code></a>` in
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> to the value <code>?1</code>.
</ol>

<li><p>Else if the <a for=/>header</a> `<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>` is present in
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> and `<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>` is not present or the
value of `<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>` is larger than the value of
`<a http-header><code>Authorization</code></a>`.

<ol>
<li><p><a for="header list">delete</a> `<a http-header><code>Cookie</code></a>` from
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var>.

<li><p><a for="header list">set</a> `<a http-header><code>Sensitive-Header-Truncated</code></a>` in
<var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> to the value <code>?1</code>.
</ol>
</ol>

<li><p>Let <var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var> be the result of filtering <a for=response>header list</a> to include
only <a for=/>header</a>s not in <var>sensitiveHeaderList</var>

<li><p>While the serialized size of <var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var> is greater than 4KB:

<ol>
<li><p>Let <var>nameOfLargestHeader</var> be the name of the largest serialized <a for=/>header</a> in
<var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var> except `<a http-header><code>Non-Sensitive-Header-Truncated</code></a>`.

<li><p><a for="header list">delete</a> <var>nameOfLargestHeader</var> from <var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var>.

<li><p><a for="header list">set</a> `<a http-header><code>Non-Sensitive-Header-Truncated</code></a>` in
<var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var> to the value <code>?1</code>.
</ol>

<li><p>Let <var>newHeaderList</var> be the result of taking <var>sensitiveHeaderList</var> and running
<a for="header list">sort and combine</a> with <var>nonSensitiveHeaderList</var>.

<li><p>Overwrite <a for=response>header list</a> with <var>newHeaderList</var>.
</ol>


<h2 id=http-extensions>HTTP extensions</h2>
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