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ModSecurity is a web application firewall (WAF) for the Apache server.

I’m a big fan** of this Open Source solution – Once you install the module you can use it to:

• filter at the server level (directly in httpd.conf or as include files),
• filter at the directory/location/folder level (via .htaccess files),
• stop specific (i.e. known) attacks,
• stop generic attacks.

You can also use it to simply monitor your web traffic at a more detailed level.

Recent log

Web server security is something that we all want, but usually, we only want it when it is convenient. (This also applies to other parts of our lives when security is a factor.)

Convenience for us usually means:

• that there is a simple login process
• that server settings and pages are easy to change, maintain, and update.

Convenience for our site visitors usually means that a web visitor can easily access your web pages