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Name: compu-angus
Date: November 28, 2007 at 15:36:20 Pacific
OS: windows 2000
CPU/Ram: 1GB
Product: dell
Comment:

I am running IIS 5.0 on windows 2000 server at home, the web server is hosting a web for public, somehow viewer can see my header imformation like this: HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0 ....

Is there anyway I can remove the above information for security purpose? please advise...



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Name: sgricci
Date: April 16, 2008 at 07:21:53 Pacific
Reply:

To turn off the IIS Header, you need to edit the registry:

Set HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters\DisableServerHeader registry key to 1.


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