How to Install ModSecurity in CentOS | Linux Today

How to Install ModSecurity in CentOS

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 4, 2011

“The service is an application firewall that prevents your
server from weakness open to exploit in various web applications.
It’s not a fool-proof method of tightening your server, but it’s
certainly better than nothing—in our eyes, a lot better than
nothing.

Thankfully, it’s not hard to install, either. You will need to
have a basic understanding of the terminal, as well as how to add
repositories to YUM, though. If you’re fuzzy about either of these
aspects, we strongly suggest you perform a quick Google search to
educate yourself. They’re basic functions that you’ll need to learn
eventually, and knowing how to do each well will benefit you
greatly during this tutorial.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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