IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The WebSphere Application Server users in a local user registry group must be authorized for that group.
Application servers provide remote access capability and must be able to enforce remote access policy requirements or work in conjunction with enterprise tools designed to enforce policy requiremen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000014-AS-000009
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The WebSphere Application Server Single Sign On (SSO) must have SSL enabled for Web and SIP Security.
Remote management access is accomplished by leveraging common communication protocols and establishing a remote connection to the application server via a network for the purposes of managing the a...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000015-AS-000010
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The WebSphere Application Server security cookies must be set to HTTPOnly.
Web applications use cookies to track users across requests. These cookies, while typically not sensitive in themselves, connect you to your existing state on the back end system. If an intruder we...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024
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The WebSphere Application Server Java 2 security must be enabled.
Java 2 security provides a policy-based fine grained access control mechanism that increases overall system integrity by checking for permissions before allowing access to certain protected system ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024
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The WebSphere Application Server Java 2 security must not be bypassed.
WebSphere provides a passive filter mechanism that will allow administrators to set Java 2 security in the admin console as enabled while still allowing applications to access host resources. This ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024
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SRG-APP-000033-AS-000024
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The WebSphere Application Server LDAP groups must be authorized for the WebSphere role.
Strong access controls are critical to securing the application server. Access control policies (e.g., identity-based policies, role-based policies, attribute-based policies) and access enforcement...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000340-AS-000185
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The WebSphere Application Server users in a LDAP user registry group must be authorized for that group.
Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary access to information or privileges. Restrict...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000068-AS-000035
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The WebSphere Application Server management interface must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system.
Application servers are required to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system management interface, providing privacy and security notices co...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000069-AS-000036
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The WebSphere Application Server management interface must retain the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until users acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access.
To establish acceptance of system usage policy, a click-through banner at the application server management interface logon is required. The banner shall prevent further activity on the application...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000091-AS-000052
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The WebSphere Application Server must generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access subject privileges occur.
Accessing a subject's privileges can be used to elevate a lower-privileged subject's privileges temporarily in order to cause harm to the application server or to gain privileges to operate tempora...Rule Low Severity
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