Configuration Options (7.9.0 and below)

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PII (Personally Identifiable Information) Anonymization

Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify a single person, or to identify an individual in context.

It is important for us to keep personal private information out of our servers. Therefore, by default, we do not send the request body and cookies to HUMAN backend servers; communication is based on header data.

PII is not a recommended setting. If PII is essential for your organization, contact HUMAN Support.

When PII is enabled, HUMAN does not store a client’s full IP information (client IP, HTTP headers). In IPv4, this is done by zeroing 4th IP octet (for example, the IP 1.2.3.4 will be stored as 1.2.3.0). In IPv6 this is done by zeroing the last four (4) octets (for example, the IP 1:2:3:4:1:2:3:4 will be stored as 1:2:3:4:1:2:3:0).
Removing the IP's last octet can result small reduction of detection capability, usually for the models and signatures that are based on IPs.

Configuration Up to v6.8.2

Configuration

const configKeyMapping = [
   'enableModule'
   'pxAppId'
   'cookieSecretKey'
   'authToken'
   'proxy'
   'apiTimeoutMS'
   'activitiesTimeout'
   'customRequestHandler'
   'getUserIp'
   'blockingScore'
   'ipHeaders'
   'sendPageActivities'
   'sensitiveHeaders'
   'debugMode'
   'maxBufferLength'
   'jsRef'
   'cssRef'
   'customLogo'
   'sensitiveRoutes'
   'whitelistRoutes'
   'enforcedRoutes'
  'monitoredRoutes'
   'dynamicConfigurations'
   'moduleMode'
   'firstPartyEnabled'
   'additionalActivityHandler'
   'enrichCustomParameters'],
   'testingMode'
   'whitelistExt'
   'bypassMonitorHeader'
   'advancedBlockingResponse'
   'telemetryCommandHeader'
   'customTemplateRoot'
   'customTemplateData'
   'filterByIP'
   'filterByUserAgent'
   'filterByMethod'
   'externalActivities'
   'pxhdSecure'
   'backendUrl'
   'customCookieHeader'
   'enableLoginCredsExtraction'
   'loginCredsExtraction'
 ]

Configuration From v7.0.0

Module Enabled

A boolean flag to enable/disable the HUMAN Enforcer.

Default: true

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_module_enabled: false
  ...
};

Module Mode

Sets the working mode of the Enforcer.

Possible values:

monitor - Monitor Mode
active_blocking - Blocking Mode

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_module_mode: "active_blocking"
  ...
};

Blocking Score

Sets the minimum blocking score of a request.

Possible values:

• Any integer between 0 and 100.

Default: 100

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_blocking_score: 100
  ...
};

Send Page Activities

A boolean flag to enable/disable sending activities and metrics to HUMAN with each request. Enabling this feature allows data to populate the HUMAN Portal with valuable information, such as the number of requests blocked and additional API usage statistics.

Default: true

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_send_async_activities_enabled: true
  ...
};

Logger Severity

Sets the logging verbosity level. The available options are:

none - no logs will be generated
error - logs only when severe errors occur, best for production environments
debug - logs more descriptive messages, helpful for analyzing and debugging the enforcer flow

Default: error

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_logger_severity: 'debug'
  ...
};

Sensitive Routes

An array of route prefixes that trigger a server call to HUMAN servers every time the page is viewed, regardless of viewing history.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_sensitive_routes: ['/login', '/user/checkout']
  ...
};

Filter By Route

An array of route prefixes and/or regular expressions that are always allowed and not validated by the HUMAN Worker.
A regular expression can be defined using new RegExp or directly as an expression, and will be treated as is.
A string value of a path will be treated as a prefix.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_filter_by_route: ['/contact-us', /\/user\/.*\/show/]
  ...
};

Enforced Specific Routes

An array of route prefixes and/or regular expressions that are always validated by the HUMAN Worker (as opposed to filtered routes).
A regular expression can be defined using new RegExp or directly as an expression, and will be treated as is.
A string value of a path will be treated as a prefix.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_enforced_routes: ['/home',/^\/$/]
  ...
};

Monitored Specific Routes

An array of route prefixes and/or regular expressions that are always set to be in monitor mode. This only takes effect when the module is enabled and in blocking mode.
A regular expression can be defined using new RegExp or directly as an expression, and will be treated as is.
A string value of a path will be treated as a prefix.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_monitored_routes: ['/home', new RegExp(/^\/$/)]
  ...
};

Sensitive Headers

An array of headers that are not sent to HUMAN servers on API calls.

Default: ['cookie', 'cookies']

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_sensitive_headers: ['cookie', 'cookies', 'x-sensitive-header']
  ...
};

IP Headers

An array of trusted headers that specify an IP to be extracted.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_ip_headers: ['x-user-real-ip']
  ...
};

First Party Enabled

A boolean flag to enable/disable first party mode.

Default: true

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_first_party_enabled: true
  ...
};

First Party Enabled (Code Defender)

A boolean flag to enable/disable Code Defender first party mode.

Default: false

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_cd_first_party_enabled: false
  ...
};

Custom Request Handler

A JavaScript function that adds a custom response handler to the request.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_custom_request_handler: function(pxCtx, pxconfig, req, cb) {
    ...
    cb({body: result, status: 200, statusDescription: "OK", header: {key: 'Content-Type', value:'application/json'}})
  }
  ...
};

Additional Activity Handler

A JavaScript function that allows interaction with the request data collected by HUMAN before the data is returned to the HUMAN servers. Does not alter the response.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_additional_activity_handler: function(pxCtx, config) {
    ...
  }
  ...
};

Enrich Custom Parameters

With the px_enrich_custom_parameters  function you can add up to 10 custom parameters to be sent back to HUMAN servers. When set, the function is called before setting the payload on every request to HUMAN servers. The parameters should be passed according to the correct order (1-10).

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_enrich_custom_parameters: function(customParams) {
    customParams["custom_param1"] = "yay, test value";
    return customParams;
  }
  ...
};

CSS Ref

Modifies a custom CSS by adding the CSSRef directive and providing a valid URL to the CSS.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_css_ref: 'https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css'
  ...
};

JS Ref

Adds a custom JS file by adding JSRef directive and providing the JS file that is loaded with the block page.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_js_ref: 'https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js'
  ...
};

Custom Logo

The logo is displayed at the top of the the block page.
Max-height = 150px, Width = auto.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_custom_logo: 'https://s.perimeterx.net/logo.png',
  ...
};

Custom Sensitive Request

Allows writing your own logic to decide whether the request is sensitive.

The custom sensitive request function gets the request object as a parameter and should return true, otherwise, return false. Throwing an exception is equivalent to `false`. Implementing this configuration does not override other `sensitive` configurations, like `sensitive_routes`.

Example

const pxConfig = {
    ...
        px_custom_is_sensitive_request: function(req) {
            return req.method === 'POST' && req.body && req.body.test;
        }
    ...

Proxy Support

Allows traffic to pass through a http proxy server.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_proxy_url: 'https://localhost:8008',
  ...
};

Filter Traffic by User Agent

An array of user agent constants and/or regular expressions that are always filtered and not validated by the HUMAN middleware.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_filter_by_user_agent: ['testUserAgent/v1.0']
  ...
};

Filter Traffic by IP

An array of IP ranges / IP addresses that are always filtered and not validated by the HUMAN middleware.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_filter_by_ip: ['192.168.10.0/24', '192.168.2.2']
  ...
};

Bypass Monitor Header

Allows you to test an enforcer’s blocking flow while you are still in Monitor Mode.

When the header name is set (e.g., x-px-block) and the value is set to 1, when there is a block response (for example from using a User-Agent header with the value of PhantomJS/1.0) the Monitor Mode is bypassed and full block mode is applied. If one of the conditions is missing you will stay in Monitor Mode. This is done per request. To stay in Monitor Mode, set the header value to 0.

The Header Name is configurable using the px_bypass_monitor_header property.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_bypass_monitor_header: "x-px-block"
  ...
};

Filter Traffic by HTTP Method

An array of HTTP methods that are always filtered and not validated by the HUMAN middleware.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_filter_by_http_method: ['options']
  ...
};

Login Credentials Extraction

This feature extracts credentials (hashed username and password) from requests and sends them to HUMAN as additional info in the risk api call. The feature can be toggled on and off, and may be set for any number of unique paths.

If credentials are found to be compromised, the header px-compromised-credentials will be added to the request with the value 1. You may configure the name of this header with the px_compromised_credentials_header configuration.

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Note

This feature requires access to the request body as a either an object or a string type.

Default Values

px_compromised_credentials_header: "px-compromised-credentials"

px_login_credentials_extraction_enabled: false

px_login_credentials_extraction: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_compromised_credentials_header: "x-px-comp-creds",
  px_login_credentials_extraction_enabled: true,
  px_login_credentials_extraction: [
    {
      path: "/login", // login path
      method: "post", // supported values: post
      sent_through: "body", // supported values: body, header, query-param
      pass_field: "password", // name of the password field in the request
      user_field: "username" // name of the username field in the request
    },
    ...
  ],
  ...
};

It is also possible to define a custom callback to extract the username and password. The function should accept the request object as a parameter and return an object with the keys user and pass. If extraction is unsuccessful, the function should return null.

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_credentials_extraction_enabled: true,
    px_login_credentials_extraction: [{
        path: "/login", // login path, automatically added to sensitive routes
        method: "post", // supported values: post
        callback: (req) => {
            // custom implementation resulting in variables username and password
            if (username && password) {
                return { "user": username, "pass": password };
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }]
};

Additional S2S Activity

To enhance detection on login credentials extraction endpoints, the following additional information is sent to HUMAN via an additional_s2s activity:

• Response Code - The numerical HTTP status code of the response. This is sent automatically.
• Login Success - A boolean indicating whether the login completed successfully. See the options listed below for how to provide this data.
• Raw Username - The original username used for the login attempt. In order to report this information, make sure the configuration px_send_raw_username_on_additional_s2s_activity is set to true.

By default, this additional_s2s activity is sent automatically. If it is preferable to send this activity manually,
it's possible to disable automatic sending by configuring the value of px_automatic_additional_s2s_activity_enabled to false.

Default Value: true

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_automatic_additional_s2s_activity_enabled: false
    ...
}

The activity can then be sent manually by invoking the function sendAdditionalS2SActivity(). The function accepts three arguments: the original HTTP request, the status code, and a boolean indicating the login successful status.

const perimeterx = require('perimeterx-node-express');
const pxConfig = {
    px_app_id: '<APP_ID>',
    // ...
};
pxInstance = perimeterx.new(pxConfig);

app.use(pxInstance.middleware);

app.post('/login', (req, res) => {
   // login flow resulting in boolean isLoginSuccessful
    res.status(200).json({ successful: isLoginSuccessful });
    pxInstance.sendAdditionalS2SActivity(req, res.statusCode, isLoginSuccessful);
});

Login Success Reporting

There are a number of different possible ways to report the success or failure of the login attempt. If left empty, the login successful status will always be reported as false.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_successful_reporting_method: 'status' // supported values: status, header, body, custom
    ...
}

Status

Provide a status or array of statuses that represent a successful login. If a response's status code matches the provided value or one of the values in the provided array, the login successful status is set to true. Otherwise, it's set to false.

Note: To define a range of statuses, use the custom reporting method.

Default: 200

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_successful_reporting_method: 'status',
    px_login_successful_status: [200, 202] // number or array of numbers
    ...
}

Header

Provide a header name and value. If the header exists on the response and matches the provided value, the login successful status is set to true. If the header is not found on the response, or if the header value does not match the value in the configuration, the login successful status is set to false.

Default Values

px_login_successful_header_name: x-px-login-successful

px_login_successful_header_value: 1

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_successful_reporting_method: 'header',
    px_login_successful_header_name: 'login-successful',
    px_login_successful_header_value: 'true'
    ...
}

Body

Provide a string or regular expression with which to parse the response body. If a match is found, the login successful status is set to true. If no match is found, the login successful status is set to false.

Default: Empty

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_successful_reporting_method: 'body',
    px_login_successful_body_regex: 'You logged in successfully!' // string or RegExp
    ...
}

Custom

Provide a custom callback that returns a boolean indicating if the login was successful.

Default: null

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_login_successful_reporting_method: 'custom',
    px_login_successful_custom_callback: (response) => {
        return response && response.locals && response.locals.isLoginSuccessful;
    }
    ...
}

Raw Username

When enabled, the raw username used for logins on login credentials extraction endpoints will be reported to HUMAN if (1) the credentials were identified as compromised, and (2) the login was successful as reported via the property above.

Default: false

const pxConfig = {
    ...
    px_send_raw_username_on_additional_s2s_activity: true
    ...
}

Advanced Blocking Response

In special cases, (such as XHR post requests) a full Captcha page render might not be an option. In such cases, using the Advanced Blocking Response returns a JSON object containing all the information needed to render your own Captcha challenge implementation, be it a popup modal, a section on the page, etc. The Advanced Blocking Response occurs when a request contains the Accept header with the value of application/json. A sample JSON response appears as follows:

{
    "appId": String,
    "jsClientSrc": String,
    "firstPartyEnabled": Boolean,
    "vid": String,
    "uuid": String,
    "hostUrl": String,
    "blockScript": String
}

Once you have the JSON response object, you can pass it to your implementation (with query strings or any other solution) and render the Captcha challenge.

In addition, you can add the _pxOnCaptchaSuccess callback function on the window object of your Captcha page to react according to the Captcha status. For example when using a modal, you can use this callback to close the modal once the Captcha is successfully solved.

An example of using the _pxOnCaptchaSuccess callback is as follows:

window._pxOnCaptchaSuccess = function (isValid) {
    if (isValid) {
        alert('yay');
    } else {
        alert('nay');
    }
};

For details on how to create a custom Captcha page, refer to the documentation.

If you wish to disable this behavior when the Accept header has the value of application/json, set the following configuration:

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_advanced_blocking_response_enabled: false
  ...
};

Sensitive GraphQL Operations

For those using GraphQL endpoints, it is possible to trigger server-to-server risk calls on particular operation types or names. Like the sensitive routes feature, a request that contains an operation of the configured type or name will trigger a server call to HUMAN servers every time that operation is performed.

If an operation type (e.g., query, mutation) is configured in px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types, all GraphQL operations of that type will be treated as sensitive. If an operation name is configured in px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names, all GraphQL operations with that name will be treated as sensitive.

Note: This feature only applies to requests that contain the string graphql somewhere in the path name.

Default Values:

px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types: Empty

px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types: ["mutation"],
  px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names: ["LoginOperation", "AccountInfoQuery"]
  ...
};

For those using GraphQL endpoints, it is possible to trigger server-to-server risk calls on particular operation types or names. Like the sensitive routes feature, a request that contains an operation of the configured type or name will trigger a server call to HUMAN servers every time that operation is performed.

If an operation type (e.g., query, mutation) is configured in px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types, all GraphQL operations of that type will be treated as sensitive. If an operation name is configured in px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names, all GraphQL operations with that name will be treated as sensitive.

Note: This feature only applies to requests that contain the string graphql somewhere in the path name.

Default Values:

px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types: Empty

px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names: Empty

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_sensitive_graphql_operation_types: ["mutation"],
  px_sensitive_graphql_operation_names: ["LoginOperation", "AccountInfoQuery"]
  ...
};

User Identifiers

Enable the extraction of JWT fields from requests and adding them to the risk, page requested and block activities.

Here’s an example of how to configure your Enforcer using these functions:

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_cors_support_enabled: true
  ...
};
px_cors_create_custom_block_response_headers: function(request) {
    return {
      'Access-Control-Allow-Origin':  request.headers['origin'],
      'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'GET, POST, OPTIONS',
      'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Content-Type, Authorization',
      'Access-Control-Allow-Credentials': 'true
    }
};

const pxConfig = {
  ...
  px_cors_preflight_request_filter_enabled: true
  ...
};

 px_cors_custom_preflight_handler: function(request) {
    const response = {
       status: '204',
    };

    response.headers = {
        'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': request.headers['origin'] || '*',
        'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': request.method,
        'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': request.headers['access-control-request-headers'],
        'Access-Control-Allow-Credentials': 'true',
        'Access-Control-Max-Age': '86400',
    };

    return response;
};