# Security addons?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-addons/193248>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [August 14, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-addons/193248 "2010-08-14T00:53:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-addons/193248/1 "2010-08-14T00:53:25Z")

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Hi,

I plan to migrate from apache and hiawatha to nginx and thttpd serving  
cgi. But before I want to know if nginx has similar security addons as  
apache and hiawatha:

- mod\_security [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod\_Security](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Security)], mod\_selinux  
from apache.
- SQL injection prevention, DoS/flooding protection, Cross-site  
Scripting (XSS) prevention and Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF/XSRF)  
prevention from hiawatha [[Features - Hiawatha webserver](http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/features)]

If there is not such equivalencies, how can I emulate these?

Thanks a lot,  
Xan.

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> **[Security addons?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,119664,119664#msg-119664)**
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> Hi, I plan to migrate from apache and hiawatha to nginx and thttpd serving cgi. But before I want to know if nginx has similar security addons as apache and hiawatha: - mod\_security \[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod\_Security\], mod\_selinux from...