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title: Network and Security Settings
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## HTTP headers

Note that Superset bundles [flask-talisman](https://pypi.org/project/talisman/)
Self-descried as a small Flask extension that handles setting HTTP headers that can help
Self-described as a small Flask extension that handles setting HTTP headers that can help
protect against a few common web application security issues.


## HTML Embedding of Dashboards and Charts

There are two ways to embed a dashboard: Using the [SDK](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@superset-ui/embedded-sdk) or embedding a direct link. Note that in the latter case everybody who knows the link is able to access the dashboard.

### Embedding a Public Direct Link to a Dashboard

This works by first changing the content security policy (CSP) of [flask-talisman](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/flask-talisman) to allow for certain domains to display Superset content. Then a dashboard can be made publicly accessible, i.e. **bypassing authentication**. Once made public, the dashboard's URL can be added to an iframe in another website's HTML code.

#### Changing flask-talisman CSP

Add to `superset_config.py` the entire `TALISMAN_CONFIG` section from `config.py` and include a `frame-ancestors` section:
```python
TALISMAN_ENABLED = True
TALISMAN_CONFIG = {
"content_security_policy": {
...
"frame-ancestors": ["*.my-domain.com", "*.another-domain.com"],
...
```
Restart Superset for this configuration change to take effect.

#### Making a Dashboard Public

1. Add the `'DASHBOARD_RBAC': True` [Feature Flag](https://github.com/apache/superset/blob/master/RESOURCES/FEATURE_FLAGS.md) to `superset_config.py`
2. Add the `Public` role to your dashboard as described [here](https://superset.apache.org/docs/using-superset/creating-your-first-dashboard/#manage-access-to-dashboards)

#### Embedding a Public Dashboard

Now anybody can directly access the dashboard's URL. You can embed it in an iframe like so:

```html
<iframe
width="600"
height="400"
seamless
frameBorder="0"
scrolling="no"
src="https://superset.my-domain.com/superset/dashboard/10/?standalone=1&height=400"
>
</iframe>
```
#### Embedding a Chart

A chart's embed code can be generated by going to a chart's edit view and then clicking at the top right on `...` > `Share` > `Embed code`

### Enabling Embedding via the SDK

Clicking on `...` next to `EDIT DASHBOARD` on the top right of the dashboard's overview page should yield a drop-down menu including the entry "Embed dashboard".

To enable this entry, add the following line to the `.env` file:

```text
SUPERSET_FEATURE_EMBEDDED_SUPERSET=true
```

## CSRF settings

Similarly, [flask-wtf](https://flask-wtf.readthedocs.io/en/0.15.x/config/) is used manage
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