HOW To Install Mod_Security on Direct Admin

What is mod_security or modsecurity?

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 applications from attacks. ModSecurity supports both branches of the Apache web server.
This HOW-TO is for Apache 2.X only.

  1. cd /usr/local/src
  2. mkdir modsecurity2
  3. cd modsecurity2
  4. wget http://www.serverbuddies.com/files/modsecurity-apache_2.5.9.tar.gz
  5. perl -pi -e ’s/ServerTokens Major/ServerTokens Full/’ /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-default.conf
  6. perl -pi -e ’s/ServerSignature Off/ServerSignature On/’ /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-default.conf
  7. perl -pi -e ’s/ServerSignature EMail/ServerSignature On/’ /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-default.conf
  8. tar xzf modsecurity-apache_2.5.9.tar.gz
  9. cd modsecurity-apache_2.5.9
  10. cd apache2
  11. ./configure
  12. make
  13. make test
  14. make install

Now we download a pre-defined mod_sec ruleset,

  1. cd /etc/modsecurity2/
  2. wget http://www.serverbuddies.com/files/modsec.v2.rules.conf

Add the new compiled mod_security module into the apache configuration,

  1. vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

After:

LoadModule php5_module /usr/lib/apache/libphp5.so

Add:

For 32bit -

  1. LoadFile /usr/lib/libxml2.so
  2. LoadModule security2_module     /usr/lib/apache/mod_security2.so

For 64bit -

  1. LoadFile /usr/lib64/libxml2.so
  2. LoadModule security2_module     /usr/lib/apache/mod_security2.so

At the botton of the httpd.conf config file we add the following,

  1. <IfModule mod_security2.c>
  2. # ModSecurity2 config file.
  3. #
  4. Include /etc/modsecurity2/modsec.v2.rules.conf
  5. </IfModule>

Restart the webserver.

  1. service httpd restart

Installation should be completed and mod_sec should be now loaded on your Apache webserver.

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