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Access-Control-Allow-Credentials HTTP Header Meaning

Access-Control-Allow-Credentials allows credentials on a CORS response.

Meaning

The server is saying browser credentials such as cookies may be included and exposed to the request flow.

Where it appears

Servers send it when cross-origin requests need cookies, client certificates, or HTTP auth.

What to check

Check that Access-Control-Allow-Origin is not wildcard when credentials are allowed.

Example

Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true

References

Related HTTP headers