[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12495: Remove generator meta tag

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#12495: Remove generator meta tag
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 Reporter:  scribu        |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.0
Component:  General       |     Version:     
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:     
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 The <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 3.0-alpha" /> should be
 removed because:

 - the information is already collected through the automatic upgrade
 feature, introduced in WP 2.7

 - it gives out sensitive information that can be used for attacking the
 site

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12495>
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