{"description": "The <tt>Include</tt> directive directs <tt>httpd</tt> to load supplementary configuration files\nfrom a provided path. The default configuration loads all files that end in <tt>.conf</tt>\nfrom the <tt>/etc/httpd/conf.d</tt> directory.\n<br /><br />\nTo restrict excess configuration, the following line should be commented out and\nreplaced with <tt>Include</tt> directives that only reference required configuration files:\n<pre>#Include conf.d/*.conf</pre>\nIf the above change was made, ensure that the SSL encryption remains loaded by\nexplicitly including the corresponding configuration file:\n<pre>Include conf.d/ssl.conf</pre>\nIf PHP is necessary, a similar alteration must be made:\n<pre>Include conf.d/php.conf</pre>\n\nExplicitly listing the configuration files to be loaded during web server start-up avoids\nthe possibility of unwanted or malicious configuration files to be automatically included as\npart of the server's running configuration.", "warnings": [], "requires": [], "conflicts": [], "values": {}, "groups": {}, "rules": {}, "platform": "", "platforms": [], "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "title": "Minimize Configuration Files Included", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/http/securing_httpd/httpd_minimize_loadable_modules/httpd_core_modules/httpd_minimize_config_files_included/group.yml"}