setSettingsForPort(settings, port_name="")
This function allows adjusting settings for a specific port.
PORT
The port number to listen on.
MAX_PORT
If specified the server will try from PORT
up to the specified MAX_PORT
. The server will stop at the first port that is usable.
ALLOW_SYSTEM_PORT
Allow the system to pick a port if the range of ports fail to find an available port.
ADDRESS
The address to bind the server on. The default is the any address (i.e. 0.0.0.0).
IPV6
Enable IPv6 support.
ALLOWED_HOSTS
The list of hosts the server is allowed to serve. This is a security measure to prevent host header attacks. The default is all hosts are allowed.
USE_X_FORWARDED_HOST
A boolean that specifies whether to use the X-Forwarded-Host instead of the Host header. The default is False.
LOG_FILE
The log file this port should log all of its information too.
MIN_LOG_SEVERITY
The minimum severity entries will be logged to the log file. The default is hwebserver.WarningSeverity.
SSL_CERTIFICATE
The SSL certificate chain the server should use.
SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY
The private key the server should use. The key must be in PEM format.
SSL_DH_PARAMS
The Diffie-Hellman (DH) params the server should use.
SSL_VERIFY_PEER
If the server should verify the peer when using HTTPS. The default is True.
SSL_REDIRECT
If an HTTP request is received it will be redirected to HTTPS. If the request does not contain header Upgrade-Insecure-Requests: "1"
then the server will reject the request with 403 (Forbidden).
SSL_REDIRECT_HOST
When redirecting an insecure request use this host instead of the host in the request. This has no affect if SSL_REDIRECT is False.
SSL_REDIRECT_EXEMPT
List of hosts that are exempt from being redirected to HTTPS. This has no affect if SSL_REDIRECT is False.
SECURE_HSTS_SECONDS
The number of seconds the client should remember the path is only to be accessed using HTTPS. The default is 0.
SECURE_HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS
If this is set to True then all subdomains should be treated as only accessible via HTTPS. The default is False.
SECURE_HSTS_PRELOAD
If this is set to True then the client should never attempt to use an insecure request. The default is False.
SECURE_CONTENT_TYPE_NOSNIFF
If this is set to True X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
is added to the response. This prevents against some types of drive-by-downloads. The default is True.
SECURE_REFERRER_POLICY
If this is set the Referrer Policy is added to all responses that do not already have this header set. The default is same-origin
.
SECURE_CROSS_ORIGIN_OPENER_POLICY
This settings helps to prevent a set of cross-origin attacks dubbed XS-Leaks. This settings if specified will set the Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy
if not already set. The default is same-origin
.