{"id":1010,"date":"2021-01-27T19:08:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentesting.company\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2021-01-27T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T19:21:14","slug":"hide-nginx-server-header","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentesting.company\/hide-nginx-server-header\/","title":{"rendered":"Hide Nginx Server Header"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kkftcx7t-daf103a2dcd0bdb3ddb1b9293e74ff18\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kkftcx7t-daf103a2dcd0bdb3ddb1b9293e74ff18 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kkftcx7t-daf103a2dcd0bdb3ddb1b9293e74ff18 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1025 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1025 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/mlokculvznhz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/pentesting.company\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hide-nginx-server-response-header.png\" alt='hide nginx server response header' title='hide nginx server response header'  height=\"316\" width=\"457\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>NGINX provides, by default, server signatures in response headers. This contains the server name and version, along with other information. Unfortunately, the NGINX server string info can then be used for malicious attacks.<\/p>\n<p>To protect yourself follow our guide to hide Hide Nginx Server Header. Keep in mind, you can also use the same steps below to conceal NGINX server information such as server signatures and server names. Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f\">\n.hr.av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Simple Steps to Conceal Your NGINX Server Version from Header<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f\">\n.hr.av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kkfstjmy-5e05b313e9f1561c37839a9cc380db4f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Step 1. Open Up Your NGINX Configuration File<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Start by opening a terminal and run this command to open up your NGINX configuration file in a text editor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Step 2. Conceal Your NGINX Server Version &amp; Name<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Use the server tokens header to hide this information. Use the following line of HTTP block to start this process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Step 3. Now Simply Restart NGINX<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The last step is to run this command to verify the syntax and update your configuration file.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If you receive no error messages, then run this command to refresh\/restart your NGINX server.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>And that\u2019s all!<\/p>\n<p>We hope this little guide gave you enough info to safely hide your server name, version, signature, and header for your website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hide Nginx Server Header<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering how to Hide Nginx Server Header? 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