> -----Original Message----- > From: Che Vilnonis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:30 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Robot.txt question... security issue? > > A client of ours recently had a security audit on their web site. The > audit > recommended that we remove all 'disallow: /xyz/' entries since a potential > hacker could read the robots.txt file and surmise which folders may be > sensitive. > > Here's my question, if I remove all of the [disallow: /xyz/] lines from > the > robots.txt file, how do I stop the search engines from indexing those > directories?
I would personally ignore the recommendation. ;^) (Or more specifically, consider the ramifications of the recommendation and the choose not to follow it.) It's like saying that putting a lock on a door let's thieves know that there's something to protect behind it. While it may be true that doesn't mean you don't put a lock on it. In other words they are correct in that the contents of the Robots.txt might give hackers a clue, but so will form actions and many other things - that doesn't mean you shouldn't use them. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:207868 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
