Index Of

An "Index of" page tells hackers exactly how your server is structured. If a hacker sees /var/www/html/secret_admin_panel/, they now know the operating system (Linux) and the directory path.

If you have ever stumbled upon a webpage that looks like a plain list of files and folders instead of a fancy website, you have likely encountered an “Index of” page. This is an automatic directory listing generated by a web server. Index of

If you run a server and want to show a directory listing, you don't have to accept the ugly default look. Apache allows heavy customization of the Index page using IndexOptions. An "Index of" page tells hackers exactly how

You can:

A well-styled "Index of" page can be a beautiful, functional file browser for your open-source project. A well-styled "Index of" page can be a

When a user navigates to a URL and sees a page starting with "Index of /", it means: