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missing DOSCloseSocket setting #12

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Expand Up @@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ In the event you have nonprivileged shell users, you'll want to create a
directory writable only to the user Apache is running as (usually root),
then set this in your httpd.conf.


DOSCloseSocket (not Apache compatible)
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DOSCloseSocket directive instructs mod_evasive to send 403 code and close connection socket. It means an attacker will have to create new connection and it's pretty good for you as it takes some time.
Syntax: DOSCloseSocket On|Off


WHITELISTING IP ADDRESSES

IP addresses of trusted clients can be whitelisted to insure they are never
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