Change response status from 403 to 404

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Re: Change response status from 403 to 404

Depending on which Version of Apache you are using, mod_headers may be
of assistance
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_headers.html

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Xibin Liu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there an easy way to change the response status in the http header fro=
m
> 403 to 404 by configuring the file "httpd.conf"? The reason for doing thi=
s
> is to prevent=A0hackers from guessing forbidden web contents by looking f=
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> 403 in the http header of the response.
>
> Thanks,
> Xibin
>
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Re: Change response status from 403 to 404

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Devraj Mukherjee wrote:
> Depending on which Version of Apache you are using, mod_headers may be
> of assistance
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_headers.html

How would that help, and why would it depend on the version of Apache?

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Re: Change response status from 403 to 404

Xibin Liu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there an easy way to change the response status in the http header
> from 403 to 404 by configuring the file "httpd.conf"?

I suggest you read
http://bahumbug.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/security-by-cookery /

If you still want to hack it, for example a .asis errordocument.

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