Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Minimize Web Server Loadable Modules
A default installation of <code>httpd</code> includes a plethora of dynamically shared objects (DSO) that are loaded at run-time. Unlike the aforem...Group -
httpd Core Modules
These modules comprise a basic subset of modules that are likely needed for base <code>httpd</code> functionality; ensure they are not commented ou...Group -
Minimize Modules for HTTP Basic Authentication
The following modules are necessary if this web server will provide content that will be restricted by a password. <br><br> Authentication can be p...Group -
Minimize Configuration Files Included
The <code>Include</code> directive directs <code>httpd</code> to load supplementary configuration files from a provided path. The default configura...Group -
Minimize Various Optional Components
The following modules perform very specific tasks, sometimes providing access to just a few additional directives. If such functionality is not req...Group -
Use Appropriate Modules to Improve httpd's Security
Among the modules available for <code>httpd</code> are several whose use may improve the security of the web server installation. This section reco...Group -
Deploy mod_security
The <code>security</code> module provides an application level firewall for <code>httpd</code>. Following its installation with the base ruleset, s...Group -
Restrict Web Server Information Leakage
The <code>ServerTokens</code> and <code>ServerSignature</code> directives determine how much information the web server discloses about the configu...Group -
Configure HTTPD-Served Web Content Securely
Running <code>httpd</code> inside a <code>chroot</code> jail is designed to isolate the web server process to a small section of the filesystem, li...Group -
Web Login Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value
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