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mohamedilyas



Joined: 03 Apr 2024
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PostPosted: Wed 03 Apr '24 10:50    Post subject: Header response in Apache need to removed Reply with quote

Hi All,
I am working VAPT closure where i need to remove the Apcahe response header which shows apache server name in browser.
Kindly help me with any docs .

Apache version ;Apache/2.4.52 (Unix)
installed as a tar package.
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Posts: 7298
Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg

PostPosted: Wed 03 Apr '24 11:42    Post subject: Reply with quote

See ServerTokens

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#servertokens
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mohamedilyas



Joined: 03 Apr 2024
Posts: 4
Location: India

PostPosted: Wed 03 Apr '24 11:53    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have tried both below parameters but i need to remove the Server : Apache to customized value which i am failed to do please help on this.

ServerTokens PROD
ServerSignature Off

Expected Response:
Server sends (e.g.): Server: webserver
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James Blond
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PostPosted: Wed 03 Apr '24 11:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

With tokens Prod, you can have only "Server: Apache". If you want to have a different result use mod_bikeshed[1]


[1] https://github.com/JBlond/mod_bikeshed
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mohamedilyas



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PostPosted: Thu 04 Apr '24 11:34    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the Links its absolutely cleared my requirement.
Thinking ? It is safe to implement on production banking servers. just asked because this method should not open any other VA Points.
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James Blond
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PostPosted: Thu 04 Apr '24 14:04    Post subject: Reply with quote

mohamedilyas wrote:

Thinking? It is safe to implement on production banking servers. just asked because this method should not open any other VA Points.


With that pretending to be an "unknown" server software I passed PCI DSS and HIPAA tests. The only hard thing might be to compile SSL with FIPS mode.
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mohamedilyas



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PostPosted: Sat 06 Apr '24 10:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks a lot for the quick reply.
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