How to override header set in Apache config with more specific header in a virtual host

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I have a header set in the main Apache (2.4.41 Ubuntu) config with a general CSP:

Header always set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self';"

I'm trying to override this for a specific website, in its virtual host:

<VirtualHost *:443>

        ServerName example.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/example/app
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com

        SSLEngine on
        SSLCertificateFile      /etc/apache2/ssl/certs/default.crt
        SSLCertificateKeyFile   /etc/apache2/ssl/private/default.key

        Header always set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors https://example2.com https://example3.com;"

</VirtualHost>

The virtual host header is ignored though. The HTTP response still returns the original header from the Apache config.

As an alternative, I tested overriding the header via the PHP app itself, but it simply adds a second duplicate header and the original Apache one still prevails.

Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors 'self';
Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors https://example2.com https://example3.com;
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1 Answers

Ah, I think I figured this out. I do:

Header set Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'none';"

in /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/security.conf (Apache on Ubuntu 18.04), and then in my virtual host do this:

Header unset Content-Security-Policy
Header always append Content-Security-Policy "frame-ancestors 'self' https://*.mydomain.com;"

This seems to work. My understanding is that this will remove any previously set Content-Security-Policy headers.

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