Flask App Starter

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Basic Flask application starter template with added self-signed certificate generation at startup

Overview

The Flask Application Starter is a basic template for creating Flask applications. It includes features such as self-signed TLS certificate generation and preconfigured security headers. The template also provides some basic configuration options.

Features

  • Self-signed TLS certificate generation: The template provides a command for generating a self-signed TLS certificate using OpenSSL.
  • Default security headers: The template includes default security headers such as Content-Security-Policy (CSP), Feature-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection, Referrer-Policy, various Cache headers, X-DNS-Prefetch-Control, X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies, and Spoofed Server header.

Summary

The Flask Application Starter is a simple template for creating Flask applications. It includes features such as self-signed TLS certificate generation and preconfigured security headers. The template also provides some basic configuration options. Installing the template is straightforward and can be done by following the provided installation guide.