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SSL/TLS certificate doesn’t cost a penny. Thanks to Let’s Encrypt. SSL Certificate is mandatory for any transactional services based business website on complying with PCI DSS. It secures the data transmitted from the client to the server. Having SSL/TLS (HTTPS) to your website also helps you to boost ranking in Google Search. Usually, SSL cert…
X-Content-Type-Options Header Implementation in Apache, Nginx, IBM HTTP Server & Shared Hosting Every resource served from a web server is associated with MIME type (also called content-type). There is a possibility to execute style sheet and steal content from another site through content type doesn’t match. You may prevent this vulnerability in Internet Explorer or…
IBM HTTP Server (IHS) is based on Apache HTTP server with added features. It’s free and included in IBM WAS. If you are using WebSphere Application Server in your environment then most probably you will end up using IHS and as an administrator, you must know the installation procedure of IBM HTTP Server. In this…
Application uptime is crucial for business operation and as Infrastructure support, you must be equipped with the required monitoring tool for proactive action. If you are working in a large organization then most probably you will have some enterprise tool, which you are obliged to use it. However, for small to medium business – you…
Having default product error page from Apache HTTP or Nginx doesn’t look good and it reveals version information, which leads to information leakage vulnerability. If you haven’t’ implemented custom error page for your web application then you must consider doing it for many reasons including below. Branding – Show customized message with your brand logo…
Monitor and analyze web server logs with open source real-time log analyzer – GoAccess Web troubleshooting is fun and can be frustrating if you are not equipped with right tools. If you are supporting heavy traffic website then often you need to analyze and monitor web servers logs for performance & capacity planning. This is…
Configure Apache/Nginx to host multiple websites If you are on dedicated or VPS like DigitalOcean or any other server and planning to host multiple websites on a single server then here is how you can do it either with Apache HTTP or Nginx web server. This assumes you have already mapped DNS to your host,…
If you are hosting your website on VPS like DigitalOcean or dedicated server then, you will be given dedicated IP by hosting provider. This means your website is accessible through domain and IP both which could cause duplicate content if search engine indexes both URL and IP. Duplicate content is not good for SEO, and…
Every Web Application needs health check and that require a checklist to follow. Health checks ensure an application is functional and working as expected at starting of the day/week. Each application is unique and that require their own checks, however, there are certain things very common, which can be applicable in any application environment. Here…
Secure & Harden Apache web server with following best practices to keep your web application secure. The Web Server is a crucial part of web-based applications. Having misconfigured and keeping default configuration can expose sensitive information, and that’s risk. As a website owner or administrator, you should regularly perform security scan against your website to…
