How to hide kernel information

[Praveen Kumar K S]

SINFP method is used to get the kernel information.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:10 AM lists <lists at lazygranch.com> wrote:

> Well I know nmap can detect the OS. I don't recall it could detect the rev
> of the kernel.
>
> https://nmap.org/book/man-os-detection.html
>
> https://nmap.org/book/defenses.html
>
> *From:* praveenssit at gmail.com
> *Sent:* April 27, 2020 9:41 PM
> *To:* nginx at nginx.org
> *Reply-to:* nginx at nginx.org
> *Subject:* How to hide kernel information
>
> Hello,
>
> I have hosted Nginx 1.16.1 on Ubuntu 16.04. Have configured SSL from
> LetsEncrypt. Everything is running fine. Only port 80 and 443 are allowed.
>
> During security testing, I see that kernel information is exposed on
> domain. More details at https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11936
>
> Is there any way to hide kernel information using Nginx ?
>
> Cheers,
> PK
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