Hi all,

Please see https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6808. There are lots of 
changes to expected msautotest results due to missing blank lines after the 
version number that weren't stripped, but the actual code changes are minimal.

Seth

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2023, at 5:00 PM, Steve Lime wrote:
> I'm +1 on cleaning that up as well. I wouldn't think someone would base 
> client behavior on a comment in an error message - too brittle.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 9:55 AM Nash, Edward <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'd be +1 on sending as little information about the server as possible (aka 
>> "secure") by default.
>> 
>> Whatever the technical merits, this one always comes up on security 
>> checklists, and anything that makes it harder to forget to set everything up 
>> correctly is fine by me - assuming the documentation of how to get the 
>> version details for debugging is clear and easy to find (as an FAQ, or maybe 
>> in a new "Troubleshooting" section in the docs?).
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Ed
>> 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: MapServer-dev <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von 
>> Seth G
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2023 16:13
>> An: MapServer Devs <[email protected]>
>> Betreff: [MapServer-dev] MapServer version information in error messages
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Does anyone have any thoughts about removing MapServer version information 
>> from any errors/responses sent to client applications?
>> 
>> A few relevant online discussions [1] [2]. As MapServer falls more in the 
>> generic server category I'd be +1 on removing the details from responses 
>> (and leaving them in the client applications). 
>> 
>> See https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/6794 for some more details. 
>> I added in Proj and GDAL versions which are handy for admins/debugging, but 
>> provide more information to a malevolent party looking to attack a MapServer 
>> instance. 
>> 
>> Seth
>> 
>> [1] 
>> https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/345072/is-my-app-version-a-sensitive-information
>> [2] 
>> https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/170352/is-it-safe-to-display-version-information-on-a-public-webpage-of-your-web-app
>> 
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