How to Hide Apache Version Number and Other Sensitive Info | Linux Today

How to Hide Apache Version Number and Other Sensitive Info

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Aaron Kili
Jan 23, 2017

When remote requests are sent to your Apache web server, by default, some valuable information such as the web server version number, server operating system details, installed Apache modules plus more, is sent along in server-generated documents back to the client.

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Aaron Kili

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