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Vol. 1 · Ed. 2026
CyberGlossary
Entry № 911

Permissions-Policy

¿Qué es Permissions-Policy?

Permissions-PolicyAn HTTP response header (formerly Feature-Policy) that lets a site declare which browser features — camera, microphone, geolocation, payment, USB, sensors — its own document and any embedded iframes are allowed to use.


Permissions-Policy is the successor to the Feature-Policy header, standardized to a structured-headers syntax and supported by all major browsers. It lets a document express, per powerful feature, who is allowed to use it: the document itself (`self`), specific origins, or no one. A header like `Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), camera=(self), payment=(self "https://checkout.example")` denies geolocation everywhere, lets the main document use the camera, and lets the document plus checkout.example use the Payment Request API. Permissions-Policy is enforced both for the top-level document and recursively for nested browsing contexts, with the parent able to restrict children further (but never expand their privileges). It is the simplest defense against third-party scripts or iframes silently probing for camera, microphone, geolocation, sensors, fullscreen, autoplay, USB, serial, HID, payment, and many other capabilities; modern hardening guides recommend setting it explicitly alongside CSP and HSTS.

Ejemplos

  1. 01

    A SaaS dashboard sets `Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()` to deny location and media APIs to itself and every embedded widget.

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    An embed-host site grants Payment Request only to a known payments iframe by using `payment=(self "https://pay.example.com")`.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Qué es Permissions-Policy?

An HTTP response header (formerly Feature-Policy) that lets a site declare which browser features — camera, microphone, geolocation, payment, USB, sensors — its own document and any embedded iframes are allowed to use. Pertenece a la categoría de Seguridad de aplicaciones en ciberseguridad.

¿Qué significa Permissions-Policy?

An HTTP response header (formerly Feature-Policy) that lets a site declare which browser features — camera, microphone, geolocation, payment, USB, sensors — its own document and any embedded iframes are allowed to use.

¿Cómo funciona Permissions-Policy?

Permissions-Policy is the successor to the Feature-Policy header, standardized to a structured-headers syntax and supported by all major browsers. It lets a document express, per powerful feature, who is allowed to use it: the document itself (`self`), specific origins, or no one. A header like `Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), camera=(self), payment=(self "https://checkout.example")` denies geolocation everywhere, lets the main document use the camera, and lets the document plus checkout.example use the Payment Request API. Permissions-Policy is enforced both for the top-level document and recursively for nested browsing contexts, with the parent able to restrict children further (but never expand their privileges). It is the simplest defense against third-party scripts or iframes silently probing for camera, microphone, geolocation, sensors, fullscreen, autoplay, USB, serial, HID, payment, and many other capabilities; modern hardening guides recommend setting it explicitly alongside CSP and HSTS.

¿Cómo defenderse de Permissions-Policy?

Las defensas contra Permissions-Policy combinan habitualmente controles técnicos y prácticas operativas, como se detalla en la definición.

¿Cuáles son otros nombres para Permissions-Policy?

Nombres alternativos comunes: Feature-Policy (legacy), Permission policy.

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