Joomla Security, How To Remove Joomla Fingerprint, joomla fingerprints and security Options

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Why remove joomla fingerprints (footprints)?

When some user or hacker find that your site is build with joomla and try to hack website with specific for joomla requests.

Fingerprints of joomla are url addresses like:

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?tp=1

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?template=foo

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?tmpl=offline

Don't use components or plugins to stop joomla to show this pages, plugins load server. Just use this code for .htaccess!

Code to remove joomla footprints for .htaccess:

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RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&|%3F){1,1}tp= [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&|%3F){1,1}template= [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&|%3F){1,1}tmpl= [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [R=404,L]

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Other useful guides for htaccess file.

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Remove Joomla meta generator tag in head:

Open file:

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/public_html/libraries/joomla/document/html/renderer/head.php

Search for:

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$strHtml .= $tab.'<meta name="generator" content="'.$document->getGenerator().'" />'.$lnEnd;

And just comment line:

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//$strHtml .= $tab.'<meta name="generator" content="'.$document->getGenerator().'" />'.$lnEnd;