IIS 8.5 AAR reverse proxy, Block X-Power-By Header

Craig Garland 286 Reputation points
2021-02-24T02:05:03.487+00:00

Hi All,

So I have been requested by a client to block the X-power-by header (and other header but I managed to block them.)

I have tried a few option on the web for blocking X-Power-by header but this does not seem to be working on the AAR.

I was able to do it on the Internal server by adding <CustomHeaders> remove name="X-Powered-By" </CustomeHeaders>

Unfortunately I now seem to get the AAR responding to the X-Powered-By header. I now get this "X-Powered-By ARR/3.0"

Does anyone know how I can block the AAR server from sending a response?

I have tried <CustomHeaders> remove name="X-Powered-By" </CustomeHeaders> on the AAR.

Thanks for your time.

Craig

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  1. Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
    2021-02-25T07:55:59.677+00:00

    Remove Unwanted HTTP Response Headers
    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/iis-support-blog/remove-unwanted-http-response-headers/ba-p/369710

    In fact, for iis issue, you could ask for help from our iis forum.
    https://forums.iis.net/
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  1. Leon Laude 85,666 Reputation points
    2021-02-24T07:35:19.423+00:00

    Hi @Craig Garland ,

    I suggest asking the subject matter experts in the dedicated IIS forum over here:
    https://forums.iis.net

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    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Best regards,
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  2. Craig Garland 286 Reputation points
    2021-02-25T08:03:37.773+00:00

    Hi,

    I did go to Forums.iis.net first but could not find a solution and as I did not seem to have an account there I though it might be best to ask here.

    I will try the fix suggestion over the weekend and see how it goes.

    Thanks
    Craig

  3. Craig Garland 286 Reputation points
    2021-03-02T21:17:25.03+00:00

    Hi,

    I ended up using Step 3 in the link to resolve the issue.

    Thanks
    Craig

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