How to remove the "Generator" meta tag from a Joomla 1.5 Website

Any page that Joomla renders by default contains a meta-tag for "generator".  This is to allow search engines and visitors to see what Content Management System (CMS) you are using.  Although I am a "credit where credit is due" type of guy, I am also a security minded individual.  I want any potential attackers and hackers to have as much trouble as possible, so I don't want them to know what CMS system I am using.

Here is what the Meta Tag Creates:

<meta name="generator" content="Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management" />

Here is how to remove the code completely from your site.

Open /libraries/joomla/document/html/renderer/head.php

Find the line -

  $strHtml .= $tab.'<meta name="generator" content="'.$document->getGenerator().'" />'.$lnEnd;

Delete this line

Refresh your page, check the source and the "generator" meta tag will be gone.

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