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Increasing or decreasing the size of the HTTP Request header field for IBM HTTP Server

Troubleshooting


Problem

Server administrators might need to increase or decrease the size of the HTTP Request header field. A server needs this value to be large enough to handle normal client requests. A server administrator might want to avoid certain denial of service attacks by decreasing the size of this value.

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM HTTP Server

Software version:
8.5.5, 8.5, 8.0, 7.0

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

Document number:
344765

Modified date:
03 March 2025

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swg21223419

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