angular · mattrbeck · May 7, 2026 · May 5, 2026
diff --git a/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md
@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ export function renderApplication(bootstrap: (context: BootstrapContext) => Prom
     document?: string | Document;
     url?: string;
     platformProviders?: Provider[];
+    allowedHosts?: Readonly<string>[];
 }): Promise<string>;
 
 // @public
 export function renderModule<T>(moduleType: Type<T>, options: {
     document?: string | Document;
     url?: string;
     extraProviders?: StaticProvider[];
+    allowedHosts?: Readonly<string>[];
 }): Promise<string>;
 
 // @public

diff --git a/integration/platform-server-zoneless/projects/standalone/server.ts b/integration/platform-server-zoneless/projects/standalone/server.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ app.use((req, res) => {
 
   renderApplication(bootstrap, {
     document: indexHtml,
+    allowedHosts: ['localhost'],
     url: `${protocol}://${headers.host}${originalUrl}`,
     platformProviders: [{provide: APP_BASE_HREF, useValue: baseUrl}],
   }).then((response: string) => {

diff --git a/integration/platform-server/projects/ngmodule/server.ts b/integration/platform-server/projects/ngmodule/server.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ app.use((req, res) => {
 
   renderModule(AppServerModule, {
     document: indexHtml,
+    allowedHosts: ['localhost'],
     url: `${protocol}://${headers.host}${originalUrl}`,
     extraProviders: [{provide: APP_BASE_HREF, useValue: baseUrl}],
   }).then((response: string) => {

diff --git a/integration/platform-server/projects/standalone/server.ts b/integration/platform-server/projects/standalone/server.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ app.use((req, res) => {
 
   renderApplication(bootstrap, {
     document: indexHtml,
+    allowedHosts: ['localhost'],
     url: `${protocol}://${headers.host}${originalUrl}`,
     platformProviders: [{provide: APP_BASE_HREF, useValue: baseUrl}],
   }).then((response: string) => {

diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/private_export.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/private_export.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ export {
 export {SERVER_CONTEXT as ɵSERVER_CONTEXT, renderInternal as ɵrenderInternal} from './utils';
 export {ENABLE_DOM_EMULATION as ɵENABLE_DOM_EMULATION} from './tokens';
 export {DominoAdapter as ɵDominoAdapter} from './domino_adapter';
+
+// Use in @angular/ssr.
+export {isHostAllowed as ɵisHostAllowed} from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/utils.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {BootstrapContext} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import {platformServer} from './server';
 import {PlatformState} from './platform_state';
-import {BEFORE_APP_SERIALIZED, INITIAL_CONFIG} from './tokens';
+import {BEFORE_APP_SERIALIZED, INITIAL_CONFIG, PlatformConfig} from './tokens';
 import {createScript} from './transfer_state';
 
 /**
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ import {createScript} from './transfer_state';
  */
 export const EVENT_DISPATCH_SCRIPT_ID = 'ng-event-dispatch-contract';
 
-interface PlatformOptions {
+interface PlatformOptions extends Omit<PlatformConfig, 'document'> {
   document?: string | Document;
-  url?: string;
   platformProviders?: Provider[];
 }
 
@@ -53,9 +52,16 @@ function createServerPlatform(options: PlatformOptions): PlatformRef {
   const extraProviders = options.platformProviders ?? [];
   const measuringLabel = 'createServerPlatform';
   startMeasuring(measuringLabel);
+  const {document, url} = options;
 
   const platform = platformServer([
-    {provide: INITIAL_CONFIG, useValue: {document: options.document, url: options.url}},
+    {
+      provide: INITIAL_CONFIG,
+      useValue: {
+        document,
+        url,
+      },
+    },
     extraProviders,
   ]);
 
@@ -265,14 +271,20 @@ function sanitizeServerContext(serverContext: string): string {
  *                 as a reference to the `document` instance.
  *  - `url` - the URL for the current render request.
  *  - `extraProviders` - set of platform level providers for the current render request.
- *
+ *  - `allowedHosts` - the allowed hosts list for host validation in server-side rendering.
  * @publicApi
  */
 export async function renderModule<T>(
   moduleType: Type<T>,
-  options: {document?: string | Document; url?: string; extraProviders?: StaticProvider[]},
+  options: {
+    document?: string | Document;
+    url?: string;
+    extraProviders?: StaticProvider[];
+    allowedHosts?: Readonly<string>[];
+  },
 ): Promise<string> {
-  const {document, url, extraProviders: platformProviders} = options;
+  const {document, url, extraProviders: platformProviders, allowedHosts} = options;
+  validateAllowedHosts(url, allowedHosts);
   const platformRef = createServerPlatform({document, url, platformProviders});
   try {
     const moduleRef = await platformRef.bootstrapModule(moduleType);
@@ -315,18 +327,27 @@ export async function renderModule<T>(
  *                 as a reference to the `document` instance.
  *  - `url` - the URL for the current render request.
  *  - `platformProviders` - the platform level providers for the current render request.
+ *  - `allowedHosts` - the allowed hosts list for host validation in server-side rendering.
  *
  * @returns A Promise, that returns serialized (to a string) rendered page, once resolved.
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
 export async function renderApplication(
   bootstrap: (context: BootstrapContext) => Promise<ApplicationRef>,
-  options: {document?: string | Document; url?: string; platformProviders?: Provider[]},
+  options: {
+    document?: string | Document;
+    url?: string;
+    platformProviders?: Provider[];
+    allowedHosts?: Readonly<string>[];
+  },
 ): Promise<string> {
   const renderAppLabel = 'renderApplication';
   const bootstrapLabel = 'bootstrap';
   const _renderLabel = '_render';
+  const {url, allowedHosts} = options;
+
+  validateAllowedHosts(url, allowedHosts);
 
   startMeasuring(renderAppLabel);
   const platformRef = createServerPlatform(options);
@@ -351,3 +372,40 @@ export async function renderApplication(
     stopMeasuring(renderAppLabel);
   }
 }
+
+function validateAllowedHosts(url: string | undefined, allowedHosts: string[] | undefined) {
+  if (typeof url === 'string' && URL.canParse(url)) {
+    const hostname = new url(/sitelet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fangular%2Fangular%2Fpull%2F68593%2Furl).hostname;
+    const allowedHostsSet: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(allowedHosts);
+    if (!isHostAllowed(hostname, allowedHostsSet)) {
+      throw new Error(`Host ${url} is not allowed. You can configure \`allowedHosts\` option.`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the hostname is allowed.
+ * @param hostname - The hostname to check.
+ * @param allowedHosts - A set of allowed hostnames.
+ * @returns `true` if the hostname is allowed, `false` otherwise.
+ * @note Used also in `@angular/ssr`.
+ * @private
+ */
+export function isHostAllowed(hostname: string, allowedHosts: ReadonlySet<string>): boolean {
+  if (allowedHosts.has('*') || allowedHosts.has(hostname)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  for (const allowedHost of allowedHosts) {
+    if (!allowedHost.startsWith('*.')) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const domain = allowedHost.slice(1);
+    if (hostname.endsWith(domain)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/test/utils_spec.ts b/packages/platform-server/test/utils_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import {destroyPlatform} from '@angular/core';
+import {renderApplication, renderModule} from '@angular/platform-server';
+import {isHostAllowed} from '../src/utils';
+
+describe('isHostAllowed', () => {
+  it('allows matching hostname when in allowedHosts list', () => {
+    expect(isHostAllowed('test.com', new Set(['test.com', 'example.com']))).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('allows matching hostname when wildcard matches', () => {
+    expect(isHostAllowed('sub.example.com', new Set(['test.com', '*.example.com']))).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects hostname when not in allowedHosts list', () => {
+    expect(isHostAllowed('evil.com', new Set(['test.com', '*.example.com']))).toBeFalse();
+  });
+
+  it('allows all hostnames when * is in allowedHosts list', () => {
+    expect(isHostAllowed('anydomain.com', new Set(['*']))).toBeTrue();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('allowedHosts validation in renderApplication', () => {
+  const bootstrap = (async () => {}) as any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    destroyPlatform();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    destroyPlatform();
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error on bootstrap if host is not allowed', async () => {
+    await expectAsync(
+      renderApplication(bootstrap, {
+        document: '<app></app>',
+        url: 'http://evil.com/deep/path',
+        allowedHosts: ['test.com', '*.example.com'],
+      }),
+    ).toBeRejectedWithError(/Host http:\/\/evil.com\/deep\/path is not allowed/);
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw a host validation error on bootstrap if host is allowed', async () => {
+    try {
+      await renderApplication(bootstrap, {
+        document: '<app></app>',
+        url: 'http://test.com/deep/path',
+        allowedHosts: ['test.com', '*.example.com'],
+      });
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      expect(error.message).not.toContain('is not allowed');
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('allowedHosts validation in renderModule', () => {
+  class MockModule {}
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    destroyPlatform();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    destroyPlatform();
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error if host is not allowed', async () => {
+    await expectAsync(
+      renderModule(MockModule, {
+        document: '<app></app>',
+        url: 'http://evil.com/deep/path',
+        allowedHosts: ['test.com', '*.example.com'],
+      }),
+    ).toBeRejectedWithError(/Host http:\/\/evil.com\/deep\/path is not allowed/);
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw a host validation error if host is allowed', async () => {
+    try {
+      await renderModule(MockModule, {
+        document: '<app></app>',
+        url: 'http://test.com/deep/path',
+        allowedHosts: ['test.com', '*.example.com'],
+      });
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      expect(error.message).not.toContain('is not allowed');
+    }
+  });
+});