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Security Portal: Ask Buffy – Unencrypted TCP Logging Application and Hiding the Web Server Identity

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 29, 2001

“I am in the process of planning a central logging facility for
systems scattered around the world. What alternatives to using UNIX
syslog should I be looking at? The log server is likely to be a
*BSD or Linux machine but could be Solaris….”

“I was looking for a way to change the header to hide the Web
server’s identity….Did you find a way to change that
information?…”

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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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