{"id":43016,"date":"2019-05-29T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=43016"},"modified":"2021-11-19T01:30:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:30:33","slug":"how-to-scan-your-server-with-the-cpanel-security-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-scan-your-server-with-the-cpanel-security-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Scan your Server with the cPanel Security Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for ways to make your server more secure? Your WHM includes a security advisor you can use to check your settings. In this guide, we will show you how to perform a cPanel Security Advisor scan from WHM. This helpful tool can check your VPS or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/dedicated-servers\"><b>Dedicated Hosting<\/b><\/a> server for security issues and provide suggestions on how to better protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Note that cPanel creation is no longer unlimited. For more information, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-pricing-structure\/\">cPanel Pricing Changes<\/a>. You can see the pricing that now applies to cPanel licenses. To learn more about the change, please see our <a href=\" https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel-edu\/cpanel-pricing-changes-faq\">FAQ on cPanel Pricing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"scan\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>cPanel Security Advisor Scan<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/log-into-whm\/\">Log into WHM<\/a> as the \u2018<a href=\"\/support\/amp\/obtain-root-access\/\">root<\/a>\u2018 user.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type \u2018advisor\u2019 in the search field.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/access-security-advisor.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/access-security-advisor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"207\"><\/a>Click the <b>Security Advisor<\/b> link under <em>Security Center<\/em>.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/scan-again.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/scan-again.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"111\"><\/a><br>The cPanel Security Advisor will then scan your server and provide a list of security suggestions or warnings. To re-scan the site, click the <b>Scan Again<\/b> button.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/security-advisor-scan.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss alignnone\" style=\"float: right; margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/whm\/security-advisor\/security-advisor-scan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"377\"><\/a><br>Security suggestions will vary from red for important issues, yellow for medium security issues, blue for informational warnings, and green if it passes security checks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to scan your server with the cPanel Security Advisor! Now, you can review the suggestions and take steps towards making your server more secure.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for ways to make your server more secure? Your WHM includes a security advisor you can use to check your settings. In this guide, we will show you how to perform a cPanel Security Advisor scan from WHM. 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