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General tab: "Remove HTTP Referer"

sandax
2014-08-01
2014-08-12
  • sandax

    sandax - 2014-08-01

    It would be handy to have ability to SPOOF the referring URL instead of stripping the header

    explain:
    Handy, as in, some sites use "page cloaking" and serve wholly different page content based on user agent and/or referer strings. Conceivably, a site may refrain from injecting a malware script into the page (during your visit) if it suspects your request is from a bing or googlebot crawler.

     

    Last edit: sandax 2014-08-01
  • Stefan Fröberg

    Stefan Fröberg - 2014-08-01

    Yes, I have been thinking about adding ref spoofing option in addition for stripping it.

     
  • sandax

    sandax - 2014-08-01

    ? the preference would expose 3 mutually-exclusive options:

    -- do not disturb: allow sending normal/proper referer string

    -- blank the header value (or strip the header)

    -- send custom string [____] as the header value

     

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