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Forbidden response header substrings

08-http-header-not-contains.yaml

HTTP(S)

What this example does

This example demonstrates forbidden response header substrings.

Checks and behavior

  • Sends an GET request to http://127.0.0.1:8080/health.
  • Validates required, forbidden or matching HTTP headers.

Adapt example domains, addresses, credentials and thresholds to your environment before use.

YAML configuration

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# Copyright (c) 2026 mati peterson. Maintainer: mati peterson <ipsonic@mailbox.org>. Project: https://ipsonic.com/probe/. Disclaimer: Provided AS IS, without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk; validate checks and configurations before production use.
name: Forbidden response header substrings
url: http://127.0.0.1:8080/health
tests:
  headers:
    not_contains:
      Server: [Apache, nginx/1.14]
      Cache-Control: [public]