with a MIME type, which is communicated to the client using the Content-Type header. However, an attacker can manipulate the MIME type and trick the browser into executing malicious code or scripts. To prevent this, the X-Content-Type-Options header can be implemented.
In Apache, you can enable the X-Content-Type-Options header by adding the following line to your .htaccess file or in your server configuration:
Header set X-Content-Type-Options “nosniff”
In Nginx, you can add the following line to your server configuration:
add_header X-Content-Type-Options “nosniff”;
For IBM HTTP Server, you can add the following line to your httpd.conf file:
LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
Header set X-Content-Type-Options “nosniff”
If you are using a shared hosting provider, you may not have direct access to the server configuration. In this case, you can ask your hosting provider to enable the X-Content-Type-Options header for your website.
By implementing the X-Content-Type-Options header, you can protect your website from MIME type sniffing attacks and enhance the security of your web server.