How to install libmodsecurity on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
A library that loads/interprets rules written in the ModSecurity SecRules
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 3.0.15 |
| RHEL 9 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 3.0.15 |
| RHEL 8 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 3.0.9 |
| RHEL 7 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 3.0.15 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | ✓ | 3.0.4 |
Description
Libmodsecurity is one component of the ModSecurity v3 project. The library serves as an interface to ModSecurity Connectors taking in web traffic and applying traditional ModSecurity processing. In general, it provides the capability to load/interpret rules written in the ModSecurity SecRules format and apply them to HTTP content provided by your application via Connectors.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
libmodsecurity on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install libmodsecurity
libmodsecurity on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install libmodsecurity
libmodsecurity on CentOS / RHEL 6
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install libmodsecurity
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install libmodsecurity on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install libmodsecurity (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is libmodsecurity available for?
libmodsecurity is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is libmodsecurity compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.