diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index c222802..e639931 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class drupal (
   $site_ssl_key_file_contents   = undef,
   $site_vhost_root              = '/srv/vhosts',
 ) {
+  # Dependencies
+  require ::drupal::params
   include ::httpd
   include ::pear
 
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ class drupal (
     mode   => '0755',
   }
 
+  # Check vhost permission set.
+  $new_vhost_perms = (versioncmp($::drupal::params::apache_version, '2.4') >= 0)
+
   ::httpd::vhost { $site_name:
     port     => 80,
     priority => '50',
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60f6266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# == Class: drupal::params
+#
+# Centralized configuration management for the drupal module.
+#
+class drupal::params() {
+  case $::osfamily {
+    'Debian': {
+      if $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and $::operatingsystemrelease >= 13.10 {
+        $apache_version = '2.4'
+      } else {
+        $apache_version = '2.2'
+      }
+    }
+    default: {
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'storyboard' module only supports osfamily Debian.")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/drupal.vhost.erb b/templates/drupal.vhost.erb
index 125bc61..0994621 100644
--- a/templates/drupal.vhost.erb
+++ b/templates/drupal.vhost.erb
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ NameVirtualHost <%= @vhost_name %>:443
   <Directory <%= @docroot %>>
     Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
     AllowOverride None
-    Order allow,deny
-    allow from all
+    <% if @new_vhost_perms %>
+      Require all granted
+    <% else %>
+      Order allow,deny
+      Allow from all
+    <% end %>
     # Protect files and directories from prying eyes.
     <FilesMatch "\.(engine|inc|info|install|make|module|profile|test|po|sh|.*sql|theme|tpl(\.php)?|xtmpl)$|^(\..*|Entries.*|Repository|Root|Tag|Template)$">
       Order allow,deny