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Re: [PATCH] HTTP: stop emitting server version by default

Sergey A. Osokin
February 29, 2024 09:06AM
Hi Piotr,

thank you for the patch.

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 01:20:35AM +0000, Piotr Sikora via nginx-devel wrote:

[...]

> HTTP: stop emitting server version by default.
> This information is only useful to attackers.
> The previous behavior can be restored using "server_tokens on".

[...]

I don't think this is a good idea to change the default behaviour
for the directive we have for a long-long time. It's always possible
to set `server_tokens off;' in the configuration file.

Also, this change is required a corresponding change in the
documentation on the nginx.org website.

Thank you.

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[PATCH] HTTP: stop emitting server version by default

Piotr Sikora via nginx-devel 196 February 27, 2024 08:22PM

Re: [PATCH] HTTP: stop emitting server version by default

Sergey A. Osokin 37 February 29, 2024 09:06AM

Re: [PATCH] HTTP: stop emitting server version by default

Piotr Sikora via nginx-devel 38 March 08, 2024 10:10AM



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