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Server

Identifies the web server software. Should be minimized for security reasons.

Syntax

Server: <product>

Example

Server: nginx

Description

Server identifies the software used by the origin server. Common values: nginx, Apache, cloudflare.

Can expose details that help attackers find known vulnerabilities. Best practice: remove or set to a generic value.

In nginx: server_tokens off;. In Apache: ServerTokens Prod.

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Related Headers

Connection
Controls whether the network connection stays open after the current transaction finishes.
Content-Disposition
Indicates whether the response should be displayed inline or downloaded as a file attachment.
Content-Encoding
Specifies the compression algorithm applied to the response body, such as gzip or brotli.
Content-Length
Specifies the size of the response body in bytes.
Content-Type
Indicates the media type of the response body, telling the browser how to interpret and display the content.
Date
Indicates the date and time at which the response was generated by the server.

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