Security fix guide
Missing Permissions-Policy Header
No Permissions-Policy header found. This header controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) can be used by the page and embedded content.
Issue ID: SEC-PERMISSIONS-001
Severity: low
Impact: Low
Effort: S
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
No Permissions-Policy header found. This header controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) can be used by the page and embedded content.
Why it matters
No Permissions-Policy header found. This header controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) can be used by the page and embedded content. This affects browser trust signals and whether visitors feel safe submitting contact details.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for SEC-PERMISSIONS-001 fails and the page evidence points to Http headers.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Add a Permissions-Policy header to server responses
- 2Disable unused features: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
- 3Only grant permissions your site actually needs
How to re-check it
- Check response headers for Permissions-Policy
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.