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Re: response header fields
From: Aarón Mizrachi <unmanarc () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:56:23 -0430
On Miércoles 12 Agosto 2009 11:00:48 Edjenguele escribió:
Hi as I know, suppressing Apache headers informations could be done by two way 1) patch Apache and recompile the source code, probably the best way 2) modify/wrap response from java code using a servlet. Andre Rodrigues wrote:Hi, Can you tell me what response headers do I need to suppress in order to improve security? Response headers example: Server: Apache-Coyote x-powered-by: <My server information> I think the above headers inform too much, so I will remove them. Am I paranoid, or is it a good practice?
In terms of security, you are doing nothing. In terms of impact and probability of penetration, you are reducing risks, what is good. In conclusion: yes, is a good practice. But, be careful on recompilation. Remember to maintain a good patch management policy in time on handy compiled applications. I suggest you to use the patch strategy. It's better to loose your mask on update, rather than loose your patchs.
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