I got a server 500 Error when accessing the akismet spam filter. Checking the logs and I could see the error was ModSecurity: Output filter: Response body too large (over limit of 524288, total not specified) To correct this edit this file /etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/modsecurity_crs_10_config.conf Look for the line SecResponseBodyLimit 524288 I just added a leading 1 [...]
Just re-read the title and it sounds like science fiction B movie title.. Oh well. After running this for a while and having played with all the possible options in WordPress here is my final Mod_Security custom file.
Mod Security exceptions for WordPress, yet another addition.
Found an interesting Blog here covers false positives and creating your own rules. I have started a page with rough notes on creating rules here. This is taken directly from a pdf from the Modsecurity site and I will update it with real examples.