TAG NAME request_header_max_size

Description This specifies the maximum size for HTTP headers in a request
Build Option
 Default
Usage
 request_header_max_size size(KB)
Default
 request_header_max_size 10 KB
Synopsis

Size of HTTP headers in a request can be controlled using this tag. Request headers are usually relatively small (about 512 bytes). Placing a limit on the request header size will catch certain bugs (for example with persistent connections) and possibly buffer-overflow or denial-of-service attacks.


Arguments

size
 Maximum size of request header

Example(s)
request_header_max_size 100 KB