mod_security & denyhosts

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Posted by zahirw, 05-17-2011, 01:12 AM
Does adding mod_sec handle sql injections? Does using the both of them affect application performance?
Posted by stardust_x7, 05-17-2011, 03:10 AM
mod_sec improves your security and it helps little protection against sql injection. However to prevent all sql injection always use latest version of the scripts and setup proper CHMOD under all directories.
Posted by humawebdesign, 05-18-2011, 09:15 AM
No, It won't affest the performance.
Posted by zahirw, 05-18-2011, 09:58 AM
Any step by step guide for centos on Mod_security Denyhost Rootkit? Thanks
Posted by stardust_x7, 05-18-2011, 01:15 PM
Do you have cPanel installed on the system?
Posted by zahirw, 05-18-2011, 03:54 PM
No, we use SSH for installs
Posted by m4rc3, 05-18-2011, 04:06 PM
Actually mod_security will affect performance depending on the number of rules you load. Quick how to for apache2 and x64 : Dependencies Make sure mod_unique_id is loaded. Install it Load and configure it ( include a file in httpd.conf and put the following code before all your rules) You should see it with httpd -M