Disable server tokens #83
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This avoids unnecessary information exposure. Hiding the `Server` header altogether on nginx is notoriously difficult, but at least hiding the version hides some information which can be very useful in a security context.
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Definitely not stale. |
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Description:
Disable nginx's server tokens (the version in the
Serverheader)Benefits of this PR and context:
This avoids unnecessary information exposure.
Hiding the
Serverheader altogether on nginx is notoriously difficult, but at least hiding the version hides some information which can be very useful in a security context.How Has This Been Tested?
Manually making the change and testing that the nginx version goes.
Source / References:
https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#server_tokens