Configure REST security

To change the REST security settings, follow these steps:

  1. Open the DGC service settings for editing:
  2. In the REST section, make the necessary changes.
    SettingDescription
    Limited CSRF

    This option offers limited security, so we recommend upgrading to the Enhanced CSRF.

    • True: The validity of a request is checked with a CSRF token.
    • False (default): The validity of a request is not checked with a CSRF token.
    Enhanced CSRF If enabled, Collibra will check the validity of the request using a Spring Security CSRF token.
    • True: The validity of a request is checked with a CSRF token.
    • False (default): The validity of a request is not checked with a CSRF token.
    Referrer enabled
    • True: The HTTP referrer header is used to identify the origin of the request.
    • False (default): The HTTP referrer header is not used to identify the origin of the request. It is recommended to leave this option disabled.
    Referrer checking allow empty
    • True (default): The HTTP referrer header can be empty.
    • False: The HTTP referrer header cannot be empty.
  3. Click Save all.

What's next?

Restart the environment to apply your changes. For more information, go to Stop an environment and Start an environment.