JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000427-AS-000264
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JBoss must be configured to use DoD PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.
<VulnDiscussion>Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000435-AS-000069
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The JBoss server, when hosting mission critical applications, must be in a high-availability (HA) cluster.
<VulnDiscussion>A MAC I system is a system that handles data vital to the organization's operational readiness or effectiveness of deployed o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000439-AS-000155
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JBoss must be configured to use an approved TLS version.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing the disclosure of transmitted information requires that the application server take measures to employ some form o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000440-AS-000167
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JBoss must be configured to use an approved cryptographic algorithm in conjunction with TLS.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing the disclosure or modification of transmitted information requires that application servers take measures to emplo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000456-AS-000266
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Production JBoss servers must be supported by the vendor.
<VulnDiscussion>The JBoss product is available as Open Source; however, the Red Hat vendor provides updates, patches and support for the JBos...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000456-AS-000266
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The JRE installed on the JBoss server must be kept up to date.
<VulnDiscussion>The JBoss product is available as Open Source; however, the Red Hat vendor provides updates, patches and support for the JBos...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000495-AS-000220
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JBoss must be configured to generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Changing privileges of a subject/object may cause a subject/object to gain or lose capabilities. When successful/unsuccessfu...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000499-AS-000224
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
JBoss must be configured to generate log records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Deleting privileges of a subject/object may cause a subject/object to gain or lose capabilities. When successful and unsucce...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000503-AS-000228
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JBoss must be configured to generate log records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Logging the access to the application server allows the system administrators to monitor user accounts. By logging successfu...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000504-AS-000229
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JBoss must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.
<VulnDiscussion>Without generating log records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000505-AS-000230
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JBoss must be configured to generate log records that show starting and ending times for access to the application server management interface.
<VulnDiscussion>Determining when a user has accessed the management interface is important to determine the timeline of events when a securit...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000506-AS-000231
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
JBoss must be configured to generate log records when concurrent logons from different workstations occur to the application server management interface.
<VulnDiscussion>Concurrent logons from different systems could possibly indicate a compromised account. When concurrent logons are made from...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000509-AS-000234
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
JBoss must be configured to generate log records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.
<VulnDiscussion>The maintenance of user accounts is a key activity within the system to determine access and privileges. Through changes to ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000514-AS-000137
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The JBoss server must be configured to use DoD- or CNSS-approved PKI Class 3 or Class 4 certificates.
<VulnDiscussion>Class 3 PKI certificates are used for servers and software signing rather than for identifying individuals. Class 4 certifica...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000515-AS-000203
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.
<VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The JBoss server must be configured to bind the management interfaces to only management networks.
<VulnDiscussion>JBoss provides multiple interfaces for accessing the system. By default, these are called "public" and "management". Allowi...Rule Medium Severity
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