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+id: lighttpd-placeholder-page
+
+info:
+  name: lighttpd Placeholder Page
+  author: idealphase
+  severity: info
+  metadata:
+    shodan-query: "If you find a bug in this Lighttpd package, or in Lighttpd itself"
+  tags: tech,lighttpd
+
+requests:
+  - method: GET
+    path:
+      - '{{BaseURL}}'
+
+    matchers-condition: and
+    matchers:
+      - type: word
+        words:
+          - "If you find a bug in this Lighttpd package, or in Lighttpd itself"
+          - "<h1> Placeholder page </h1>"
+
+      - type: status
+        status:
+          - 200