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Wordpress Security Tip 1: Using .htaccess for protecting directory information

August 26, 2007 – 5:13 pm

Why do you want to hide your directory listing? 
Allowing a Directory listing to be displayed discloses valuable or sensitive information about your site.  Usually, hackers in their Reconnaissance stage try to gain valuable information about your site, and by allowing the viewing of the directory structure, you reveal to them intimate knowledge of your site, [...]

By Ram | Also posted in Uncategorized, Wordpress Security | Comments (2)