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Hiawatha for Windows

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Hiawatha is a secure, lightweight Unix web server designed to prevent common attacks like SQL injection and XSS. It offers low resource usage, making it ideal for older hardware, and includes a straightforward configuration and monitoring tool.

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  • Pros

    • Prevents SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF attacks
    • Small footprint with low resource consumption
    • Optimized for older hardware and embedded systems
    • Features an easy-to-learn configuration syntax
    • Includes a dedicated server monitoring tool

  • Cons

    • Designed specifically for Unix-based operating systems
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
9.2
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
110
Downloads Last Week
6
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Developer’s Description

By Hugo Leisink
Include a secured Web Server to boost your application developments.

Hiawatha is a secure webserver for Unix in both code and features. Hiawatha can stop SQL injections, XSS and CSRF attacks and exploit attempts. Via a specially crafted monitoring tool, you can keep track of all your webservers.

Hiawatha has an easy to learn configuration syntax. The documentation and examples you can find on its website will give you all the information you need to configure your webserver. Although Hiawatha has everything a modern webserver needs, it's nevertheless a small and lightweight webserver. This makes Hiawatha ideal for older hardware or embedded systems. Special techniques are being used to keep the usage of resources as low as possible.

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