# Hiding Mongrel version from Server Header

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiding-mongrel-version-from-server-header/125716>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiding-mongrel-version-from-server-header/125716 "2008-01-11T13:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiding-mongrel-version-from-server-header/125716/1 "2008-01-11T13:17:00Z")

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Does anybody know of a way to hide the version number from the server  
request header that Mongrel serves.

This is what clients currently see:  
Server: Mongrel 1.1.3

I would prefer:  
Server: Mongrel

for security reasons.

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**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiding-mongrel-version-from-server-header/125716/2 "2008-01-13T18:13:21Z")

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I also want to hide header X-Runtime.