Apache2 Mod Security v2.9.7 Compilation Instructions - Revision history

Admin at 21:45, 17 July 2024

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	Then fetch the latest tarball from their github releases page~~. Then~~ compile it using normal make cmds.		Then fetch the latest tarball from their github releases page and compile it using normal make cmds. Finally, make sure to enable the module and restart Apache.

	https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7		https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7

Admin at 21:43, 17 July 2024

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	<pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre>		<pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre>
	~~Fetch~~ the tarball from their github releases page. Then compile it using normal make cmds.
			If you already have <code>libapache2-mod-security2</code> installed via apt then disable and uninstall it.

			<pre>
			sudo a2dismod security2
			sudo apt purge libapache2-mod-security2
			</pre>

			Then fetch the latest tarball from their github releases page. Then compile it using normal make cmds.

	https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7		https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7

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	<pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre>		<pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre>
	Fetch the tarball from their github releases page.		Fetch the tarball from their github releases page. Then compile it using normal make cmds.

	https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7		https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7

Admin: Created page with "== Overview == Going to be compiling mod_security2 (v2.9.7) for Apache2 on Ubuntu 22.04. This module is pretty straight forward to compile. However, there are some dependencies.

sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev

Fetch the tarball from their github releases page. https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7

sudo su cd /opt wget https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases..."

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Created page with "== Overview == Going to be compiling <code>mod_security2</code> (v2.9.7) for Apache2 on Ubuntu 22.04. This module is pretty straight forward to compile. However, there are some dependencies. <pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre> Fetch the tarball from their github releases page. https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7 <pre>sudo su cd /opt wget https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases..."

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== Overview ==

Going to be compiling <code>mod_security2</code> (v2.9.7) for Apache2 on Ubuntu 22.04. This module is pretty straight forward to compile. However, there are some dependencies.

<pre>sudo apt install apache2-dev gcc libxml2 libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev</pre>
Fetch the tarball from their github releases page.

https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/tag/v2.9.7

<pre>sudo su
cd /opt
wget https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/releases/download/v2.9.7/modsecurity-2.9.7.tar.gz
tar -xzvf modsecurity-2.9.7.tar.gz
cd modsecurity-2.9.7
./configure --with-apxs=/usr/bin/apxs
make
make install
echo 'LoadModule security2_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_security2.so' > /etc/apache2/mods-available/security2.load
a2enmod security2
systemctl restart apache2</pre>
Then you should be able to see mod security enabled and working in the Apache error logs.

<pre>[Wed Jul 17 19:25:21.038359 2024] [security2:notice] [pid 1929:tid 140275463350144] ModSecurity for Apache/2.9.7 (http://www.modsecurity.org/) configured.
[Wed Jul 17 19:25:21.038434 2024] [security2:notice] [pid 1929:tid 140275463350144] ModSecurity: APR compiled version="1.7.0"; loaded version="1.7.0"
[Wed Jul 17 19:25:21.038447 2024] [security2:notice] [pid 1929:tid 140275463350144] ModSecurity: PCRE compiled version="8.39 "; loaded version="8.39 2016-06-14"
[Wed Jul 17 19:25:21.038449 2024] [security2:notice] [pid 1929:tid 140275463350144] ModSecurity: LIBXML compiled version="2.9.13"
[Wed Jul 17 19:25:21.038549 2024] [security2:notice] [pid 1929:tid 140275463350144] ModSecurity: StatusEngine call: "2.9.7,Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu),1.7.0/1.7.0,8.39/8.39 2016-06-14,(null),2.9.13,e013612419474187e43b03a4f546e0736dc12934"</pre>
== Additional Resources ==

Please see their official handbook for more details on compiling this module.

[https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity/wiki/Reference-Manual-(v2.x)#installation-steps Reference-Manual-v2.x]

Also be sure to run <code>./configure --help</code> for more information about how to compile this for your system.