diff --git a/lib/Configuration.php b/lib/Configuration.php
index c7c8451..ef8eda3 100644
--- a/lib/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/Configuration.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Configuration
             'qrcode'                   => true,
             'icon'                     => 'identicon',
             'cspheader'                => 'default-src \'none\'; manifest-src \'self\'; connect-src *; script-src \'self\'; style-src \'self\'; font-src \'self\'; img-src \'self\' data:; referrer no-referrer; sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms allow-popups',
-            'zerobincompatibility'     => false,
+            'zerobincompatibility'     => false
         ),
         'expire' => array(
             'default' => '1week',
diff --git a/lib/Model/Paste.php b/lib/Model/Paste.php
index 1bac7c8..6c3aab5 100644
--- a/lib/Model/Paste.php
+++ b/lib/Model/Paste.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace PrivateBin\Model;
 
 use Exception;
 use PrivateBin\Persistence\ServerSalt;
+use PrivateBin\Persistence\WebServer;
 use PrivateBin\PrivateBin;
 use PrivateBin\Sjcl;
 
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ class Paste extends AbstractModel
         }
 
         $this->_data->meta->postdate = time();
-        $this->_data->meta->salt     = serversalt::generate();
+        $this->_data->meta->salt     = ServerSalt::generate();
+        $this->_data->webserver      = WebServer::restrictAccessTo();
 
         // store paste
         if (
diff --git a/lib/Persistence/AbstractPersistence.php b/lib/Persistence/AbstractPersistence.php
index 2e31622..3c29cd3 100644
--- a/lib/Persistence/AbstractPersistence.php
+++ b/lib/Persistence/AbstractPersistence.php
@@ -88,15 +88,17 @@ abstract class AbstractPersistence
                 throw new Exception('unable to create directory ' . self::$_path, 10);
             }
         }
-        $file = self::$_path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.htaccess';
-        if (!is_file($file)) {
-            $writtenBytes = @file_put_contents(
-                $file,
-                'Require all denied' . PHP_EOL,
-                LOCK_EX
-            );
-            if ($writtenBytes === false || $writtenBytes < 19) {
-                throw new Exception('unable to write to file ' . $file, 11);
+        if (property_exists($data->meta, 'webserver') && $data->meta->webserver && $this->_conf->getKey('webserver') == "Apache") {
+            $file = self::$_path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.htaccess';
+            if (!is_file($file)) {
+                $writtenBytes = @file_put_contents(
+                    $file,
+                    'Require all denied' . PHP_EOL,
+                    LOCK_EX
+                );
+                if ($writtenBytes === false || $writtenBytes < 19) {
+                    throw new Exception('unable to write to file ' . $file, 11);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/Persistence/WebServer.php b/lib/Persistence/WebServer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ef44ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Persistence/WebServer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * PrivateBin
+ *
+ * a zero-knowledge paste bin
+ *
+ * @link      https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin
+ * @copyright 2012 Sébastien SAUVAGE (sebsauvage.net)
+ * @license   https://www.opensource.org/licenses/zlib-license.php The zlib/libpng License
+ * @version   1.1
+ */
+
+namespace PrivateBin\Persistence;
+
+/**
+ * WebServer
+ *
+ * Provides detect webserver functions.
+ */
+class WebServer extends AbstractPersistence
+{
+    /**
+     * path in which to persist something
+     *
+     * @access private
+     * @static
+     * @var    string
+     */
+    private static $_path = 'data';
+
+    /**
+     * key to detect server software
+     *
+     * @access private
+     * @static
+     * @var    string
+     */
+    private static $_serverKey = 'SERVER_SOFTWARE';
+
+    /**
+     * get a webserver
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @static
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function getWebserver()
+    {
+        $regex = "/(?<software>\w+)\/(?<version>[0-9.a-z]*)/";
+
+        if(isset($_SERVER[self::$_serverKey]) && preg_match_all($regex, $_SERVER[self::$_serverKey], $arr))
+            return array_merge(['software' => $arr['software'][0]], ['version' => $arr['version'][0]]);
+        else
+            return array();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write a directive into .htacess
+     *
+     *
+     * @access public
+     * @static
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public static function restrictAccessTo()
+    {
+        $file = '.htaccess';
+        if (is_dir(self::$path) && !is_file($file)) {
+            $server = self::getWebserver();
+            if($server['software'] == "Apache") {
+                if (version_compare($server['version'], '2.2') >= 0) {
+                    self::_store(
+                        $file,
+                        'Allow from none' . PHP_EOL .
+                        'Deny from all' . PHP_EOL,
+                        LOCK_EX
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    self::_store(
+                        $file,
+                        'Require all denied' . PHP_EOL,
+                        LOCK_EX
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}