How to install nginx-module-testcookie on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

NGINX testcookie robot mitigation module

License: BSD Vendor: GetPageSpeed LLC https://github.com/dvershinin/testcookie-nginx-module

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	✓	—	✓	1.30.3+1.28
RHEL 9	✓	—	✓	1.30.3+1.28
RHEL 8	✓	—	✓	1.30.3+1.28
RHEL 7	✓	—	✓	1.30.3+1.28
RHEL 6	—	—	✓	1.20.2+1.25

Description

Simple robot mitigation module using cookie based challenge/response technique. Not supported any more. Challenge cookies can be set using different methods: * "Set-Cookie" + 302/307 HTTP Location redirect * "Set-Cookie" + HTML meta refresh redirect * Custom template, JavaScript can be used here. To prevent automatic parsing, challenge cookie value can be encrypted with AES-128 in CBC mode using custom/random key and iv, and then decrypted at client side with JavaScript. To enable this module after installation, add the following to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and reload NGINX: load_module modules/ngx_http_testcookie_access_module.so; Alternatively, enable all installed modules by adding this line to the top of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf: include /usr/share/nginx/modules/*.conf;

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

nginx-module-testcookie 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 nginx-module-testcookie

nginx-module-testcookie 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 nginx-module-testcookie

nginx-module-testcookie on CentOS / RHEL 6

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install nginx-module-testcookie

Frequently asked questions

How do I install nginx-module-testcookie on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install nginx-module-testcookie (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is nginx-module-testcookie available for?

nginx-module-testcookie is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is nginx-module-testcookie 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.