How To Install mod_security on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_security on Fedora 36.

What is mod_security

ModSecurity is an open source intrusion detection and prevention engine for web applications. It operates embedded into the web server, acting as a powerful umbrella - shielding web applications from attacks.

We can use yum or dnf to install mod_security on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_security.

Install mod_security on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mod_security using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_security

Install mod_security on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mod_security using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_security

How To Uninstall mod_security on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mod_security package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_security

mod_security Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/httpd/conf.d/mod_security.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/10-mod_security.conf
/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d
/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/activated_rules
/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/local_rules
/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/local_rules/modsecurity_localrules.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/b5/2bd2eb2e220c6e8c6285bdbdc9a6373202fd6e
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_security2.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_security
/usr/share/doc/mod_security/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/mod_security/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/mod_security/NOTICE
/usr/share/doc/mod_security/README.md
/var/lib/mod_security

References

• mod_security website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_security on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).