{"description": "A default installation of <tt>httpd</tt> includes a plethora of dynamically shared objects (DSO)\nthat are loaded at run-time. Unlike the aforementioned compiled-in modules, a DSO can be\ndisabled in the configuration file by removing the corresponding LoadModule directive.\n<br /><br />\nNote: A DSO only provides additional functionality if associated directives are included\nin the <tt>httpd</tt> configuration file. It should also be noted that removing a DSO will produce\nerrors on <tt>httpd</tt> startup if the configuration file contains directives that apply to that\nmodule. Refer to <tt>\n    <a xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' href='http://httpd.apache.org/docs/'>http://httpd.apache.org/docs/</a></tt> for details on which directives\nare associated with each DSO.\n<br /><br />\nFollowing each DSO removal, the configuration can be tested with the following command\nto check if everything still works:\n<pre>$ sudo service httpd configtest</pre>\nThe purpose of each of the modules loaded by default will now be addressed one at a time.\nIf none of a module's directives are being used, remove it.", "warnings": [], "requires": [], "conflicts": [], "values": {}, "groups": ["httpd_core_modules"], "rules": {}, "platform": "", "platforms": [], "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "title": "Minimize Web Server Loadable Modules", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/http/securing_httpd/httpd_minimize_loadable_modules/group.yml"}