Mask Your Web Server for Enhanced Security: ASP Alliance

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Mask Your Web Server for Enhanced Security

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by Joe Lima
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Introduction
Crackers Start Here. Shouldn’t You?
The Server Header Tells All
Unsightly File Extensions
Half-Baked Cookies
Send These to the Recycle Bin
Get Your Headers Straight
Whose Default is That?
We Don’t Need No Extra Services
Unsanitary Inputs
Combing Through the Stacks
Netcraft is Watching
Let's Be Careful Out There
Credits

Let's Be Careful Out There

No combination of detection avoidance succeeds in completely anonymizing your Web server -- just as no combination of firewalls, IDS, and other security countermeasures can completely defeat a skilled and determined cracker. Like server hardening, server anonymization can help defeat the majority of would-be attackers. And like all aspects of network security, it’s a never-ending battle to stay ahead of the bad guys.

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