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Server version in headers

Exact software versions help attackers pick known exploits.

11%of Global websites

By market

  1. Global11%
  2. United Kingdom8.1%
  3. Netherlands13%
  4. Italy15%
  5. Spain11%
  6. Japan11%
  7. Latin America15%

How to fix

  1. 1Hide versions: server_tokens off (nginx), ServerTokens Prod (Apache).
  2. 2Strip the header at your CDN if needed.

Our crawler: 68,769 sites · Global · updated Oct 23, 2026 · Methodology

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