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include::../description.adoc[]
== Noncompliant Code Example
https://www.npmjs.com/package/express[Express.js] name is disclosed by default into the <code>x-powered-by</code> HTTP header:
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let express = require('express');
let app = express(); // Noncompliant
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
res.send('hello')
});
----
== Compliant Solution
<code>x-powered-by</code> HTTP header should be disabled in https://www.npmjs.com/package/express[Express.js] with <code>app.disable</code> or with https://www.npmjs.com/package/hide-powered-by[Hide X-Powered-By] middleware:
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let express = require('express');
let app1 = express(); // Compliant
app1.disable("x-powered-by");
let hidePoweredBy = require('hide-powered-by');
let app2 = express(); // Compliant
app2.use(hidePoweredBy());
----
include::../see.adoc[]