# Re: Possible nginx security enhancement

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-possible-nginx-security-enhancement/210050>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [July 29, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-possible-nginx-security-enhancement/210050 "2011-07-29T09:16:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-possible-nginx-security-enhancement/210050/1 "2011-07-29T09:16:45Z")

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Igor S. wrote:

> I do not think that /var/tmp/nginx is good place for nginx temp files.  
> nginx may relink temporary files to permanent storage, so these directories  
> are better:

> /var/nginx/fastcgi\_cache  
> fastcgi\_temp  
> …

Fine, I’ll take this up with the maintainer of the nginx ebuild. Thanks

Michele