How to install nginx-module-security on Debian

ModSecurity v3 connector dynamic module for NGINX

Vendor: GetPageSpeed https://github.com/owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity-nginx

Availability

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Distro	Channel	Version
Debian 13 (trixie)	Stable	1.30.6+1.0.4
Debian 13 (trixie)	NGINX mainline	1.31.8+1.0.4
Debian 12 (bookworm)	Stable	1.30.6+1.0.4
Debian 12 (bookworm)	NGINX mainline	1.31.8+1.0.4

Description

The ModSecurity-nginx connector is the connection point between nginx and libmodsecurity (ModSecurity v3). This package provides the dynamic module ngx_http_modsecurity_module.so for use with the GetPageSpeed nginx build. Mirrors the RPM nginx-module-security package; alias names nginx-module-modsecurity and libnginx-mod-http-modsecurity are provided for compatibility.

Built for Debian.

Install

Stable Debian 12, 13

nginx-module-security on Debian 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nginx-module-security

NGINX mainline Debian 12, 13

nginx-module-security on Debian 12 (bookworm), 13 (trixie)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo getpagespeed-extras-channel mainline
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nginx-module-security

Frequently asked questions

How do I install nginx-module-security on Debian?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the nginx-module-security package with your system package manager.

Which Debian versions is nginx-module-security available for?

nginx-module-security is available for Debian 12, 13.