Remove the X-Powered-By header
headers-xpb · Updated
The X-Powered-By header announces your framework and its version, which hands an attacker the shortlist of exploits to try first. Remove it.
Why this matters
Your server announces what technology it's running (e.g., "Express" or "PHP"). This gives attackers a head start figuring out how to poke at your site.
CDN and edge
Web servers
Frameworks
Cloudflare
- 1 Go to Rules > Transform Rules > Modify Response Header
- 2 Create a rule to remove the X-Powered-By header
Action: Remove
Header name: X-Powered-ByRelated fixes
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