ModSecurity, also known as Modsec, is an open-source web application firewall. A web application firewall (WAF) is a type of application firewall that filters, detects, and blocks HTTP traffic between an online service and its users. It can prevent attacks that exploit a web application's known security flaws by examining HTTP traffic.
If you also want to protect your website from malicious activity, ModSecurity is necessary. You can choose Gauravgo's hosting services to access ModSecurity. With Gauravgo, ModSecurity support is provided in all plans including the lowest price package.
Originally intended as a module for the Apache HTTP Server, it has grown to include a variety of Hypertext Transfer Protocol request and response filtering capabilities, as well as other security features, across a variety of platforms, including the Apache HTTP Server, Nginx and Microsoft IIS. It's open-source software licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
How to install ModSecurity?
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To enable the tools for configuring ModSecurity, the module needs to be installed. If ModSecurity is not yet installed, it can be done using EasyApache. You need to select ModSecurity before starting the build process. The next step is to add a rule set. A Rule Set is a collection of general attack detection rules for use with ModSecurity or other web application firewalls.
Finally, mod security may be a very useful Web Application Firewall for safeguarding your website from malicious attacks like Cross-Site Scripting, SQL Injection, and PHP Shell uploads, among other things.
Check out this video to understand how to enable mod-security with GauravGo.
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