Hiding the WebSpeed Messenger name from the end user also provides a level of security. When you access a WebSpeed application, the URL used will look similar to the following if you are using Windows as the Web server:

If you are using UNIX, then it will look similar to the following:

Using the default names is bad security practice because it lets people know what application server you are using, in this case WebSpeed. For example, if you perform a Google search for wspd_cgi.sh or cgiip.exe, you will find many sites using WebSpeed. Some of these are not securely deployed.