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Angsuman Chakraborty

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How To Use .htaccess to Prevent Apache HTTPD Directory Listing

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Apache HTTPD servers are configured by default to display directory listing, when index files like index.htm or index.html of index.php etc. are not present in the directory. This can expose sensitive information to prying eyes and are often indexed by search engines. This can compromise your data by making it visible to unintended audience. The [...]

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