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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Site Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality.

    The separation of user functionality from web server management can be accomplished by moving management functions to a separate IP address or port. To further separate the management functions, se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000220-WSR-000201

    Group
  • The Apache web server must invalidate session identifiers upon hosted application user logout or other session termination.

    Captured sessions can be reused in "replay" attacks. This requirement limits the ability of adversaries from capturing and continuing to employ previously valid session IDs. Session IDs are tokens...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000011

    Group
  • Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and client, such as session cookies, must have security settings that disallow cookie access outside the originating Apache web server and hosted application.

    Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain session information and user credentials used to maintain a persistent connec...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000145

    Group
  • The Apache web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.

    Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. To maintain a connection or session, a web server will generate a session identi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000136

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000138

    Group
  • The Apache web server must generate a session ID using as much of the character set as possible to reduce the risk of brute force.

    Generating a session identifier (ID) that is not easily guessed through brute force is essential to deter several types of session attacks. By knowing the session ID, an attacker can hijack a user ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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