Apache – Change the server identification header

Posted On 2021年7月29日

Apache – Change the server identification banner

Install the Apache server and the required packages.

apt-get update

apt-get install apache2 curl

Verify the Apache header.

curl -I http://127.0.0.1  --stderr - | grep -i server

Here is the command output.

Server: Apache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu)

Edit the Apache configuration file.

vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/security.conf

Here is the file, before our configuration.

ServerTokens OS

ServerSignature On

TraceEnable Off

Here is the file, after our configuration.

ServerTokens Prod

ServerSignature Off

TraceEnable Off

Restart the Apache service.

service apache2 restart

The Apache header will only display the basic information.

Server: Apache

Install the Apache server and the required packages.

apt-get update

apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-security2 curl

Verify the Apache header.

curl -I http://127.0.0.1  --stderr - | grep -i server

Here is the command output.

Server: Apache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu)

Edit the Apache configuration file.

vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/security.conf

Here is the file, before our configuration.

ServerTokens OS

ServerSignature On

TraceEnable Off

Here is the file, after our configuration.

ServerTokens OS

ServerSignature On

SecServerSignature Microsoft-IIS/8.0

TraceEnable Off

Restart the Apache service.

service apache2 restart

Verify the Apache header.

curl -I http://127.0.0.1  --stderr - | grep -i server

Here is the command output.

Server: Microsoft-IIS/8.0