RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread Hugh E Cruickshank
From: Hugh E Cruickshank Sent: September 16, 2008 15:32 > From: Sean Conner Sent: September 15, 2008 23:36 > > It was thus said that the Great Hugh E Cruickshank once stated: > > > > > > That may be the case but their recommendation is still: Issue a > > > "404 - Not Found" response status code fo

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread J. Greenlees
Nick Kew wrote: On 16 Sep 2008, at 06:57, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: That may be the case but their recommendation is still: Issue a "404 - Not Found" response status code for a forbidden resource, or remove it completely. Either they're wrong or you're misreading. But I can see what's happe

RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread Hugh E Cruickshank
From: André Warnier Sent: September 16, 2008 15:44 > Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: > [...] > > I hear you but the client's security consultant (or whatever) is > > making the recommendation based on the software's report and the > > client is exercising due diligence by reporting the issues to us and >

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread André Warnier
Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: [...] I hear you but the client's security consultant (or whatever) is making the recommendation based on the software's report and the client is exercising due diligence by reporting the issues to us and we are trying to keep the client satisfied. If I can accomplish t

RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread Hugh E Cruickshank
From: Sean Conner Sent: September 15, 2008 23:36 > It was thus said that the Great Hugh E Cruickshank once stated: > > > > That may be the case but their recommendation is still: Issue a > > "404 - Not Found" response status code for a forbidden resource, > > or remove it completely. > > I don't

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-16 Thread Nick Kew
On 16 Sep 2008, at 06:57, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: That may be the case but their recommendation is still: Issue a "404 - Not Found" response status code for a forbidden resource, or remove it completely. Either they're wrong or you're misreading. But I can see what's happening. It's "chin

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-15 Thread Sean Conner
It was thus said that the Great Hugh E Cruickshank once stated: > From: Nick Kew Sent: September 15, 2008 19:43 > > > > On 16 Sep 2008, at 02:44, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: > > > > > Right now if someone were to attempt to access these subdirectories > > > (i.e. http://www.example.com/cgi-bin) the

RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-15 Thread Hugh E Cruickshank
From: Nick Kew Sent: September 15, 2008 19:43 > > On 16 Sep 2008, at 02:44, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: > > > Right now if someone were to attempt to access these subdirectories > > (i.e. http://www.example.com/cgi-bin) they would receive a 403 > > Forbidden error message. Unfortunately this is not

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-15 Thread Nick Kew
On 16 Sep 2008, at 02:44, Hugh E Cruickshank wrote: Right now if someone were to attempt to access these subdirectories (i.e. http://www.example.com/cgi-bin) they would receive a 403 Forbidden error message. Unfortunately this is not quite acceptable to the IBM Rational AppScan utility which re

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Directory hiding

2008-09-15 Thread Hugh E Cruickshank
Apache 2.0.46 on RHEL3.9 Hi All: I am attempting to determine if there is a method of "hiding" the subdirectories on our web server. I have spent the better part of the day doing Google searches without coming up with anything that would seem to work. Right now if someone were to attempt to acce