4.10 Remove Request Value

🧾 Overview

The Remove Request Value module allows you to strip unwanted or sensitive arguments from requests before they reach your backend servers. This can help prevent misuse of hidden features, developer flags, or outdated query parameters.

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🛠️ How It Works

You define:

• Page Path – The URL to monitor (e.g., /checkout, /api/data)

• Argument Content – The name of the parameter (e.g., debug, token, env) to remove from the request

If a request includes the defined path and contains the specified argument, that argument is silently removed.

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⚙️ How to Add a Rule

1. Navigate to Security Rules > Remove Request Value

2. Click Create Redactable Argument

3. Fill in:

   • Enter Page Path: the full or partial URL where the rule applies

   • Enter Argument Content: the parameter name to strip

4. Click Redact / Red Et

5. The argument will be removed from all future requests to that path

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✅ Example

Request Before: GET /[email protected]&debug=true

Rule:

• Page Path: /submit

• Argument Content: debug

Request After: GET /[email protected] → debug parameter is removed

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🔐 Why It Matters

Removing unnecessary or dangerous parameters helps:

• Prevent abuse of undocumented features

• Eliminate developer/debug switches from production

• Clean up noisy or irrelevant input before processing

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🎯 Remove Request Value ensures clean, secure, and predictable request handling — directly at the edge.