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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

    Group
  • The Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.

    Apache web server management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an Apache web server. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is h...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006

    Group
  • The Apache web server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of data hosted by the Apache web server when remote connections are provided.

    The Apache web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to a backend database, and communication to authenticate users. The encryp...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

    Group
  • System logging must be enabled.

    The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remediation. Log data can reveal anomalous behavior such as "not found" or "un...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047

    Group
  • The Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.

    Log records can be generated from various components within the Apache web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific Apache web serv...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060

    Group
  • An Apache web server, behind a load balancer or proxy server, must produce log records containing the client IP information as the source and destination and not the load balancer or proxy IP information with each event.

    Apache web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the events cannot be determined. Ascertaining the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000108-WSR-000166

    Group
  • The Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) in the event of a processing failure.

    Reviewing log data allows an investigator to recreate the path of an attacker and to capture forensic data for later use. Log data is also essential to system administrators in their daily administ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071

    Group
  • The log data and records from the Apache web server must be backed up onto a different system or media.

    Protection of log data includes ensuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up log records to an unrelated system or onto separate media than the system the web server is actuall...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000015

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075

    Group

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