Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Enable log_config_module For HTTPD Logging
The <code>log_config_module</code> should exist and be configured in the <code>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf</code> file by adding the following modul...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable LDAP Support
The <code>ldap</code> module provides HTTP authentication via an LDAP directory. If its functionality is unnecessary, comment out the related modul...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable MIME Magic
The <code>mime_magic</code> module provides a second layer of MIME support that in most configurations is likely extraneous. If its functionality i...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable HTTP mod_rewrite
The <code>mod_rewrite</code> module is very powerful and can protect against certain classes of web attacks. However, it is also very complex and h...Rule Unknown Severity -
Set httpd ServerSignature Directive to Off
<code>ServerSignature Off</code> restricts <code>httpd</code> from displaying server version number on error pages. <br><br> Add or correct the fol...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable Server Activity Status
The <code>status</code> module provides real-time access to statistics on the internal operation of the web server. This may constitute an unnecess...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable Web Server Configuration Display
The <code>info</code> module creates a web page illustrating the configuration of the web server. This can create an unnecessary security leak and ...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable Server Side Includes
Server Side Includes provide a method of dynamically generating web pages through the insertion of server-side code. However, the technology is als...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable URL Correction on Misspelled Entries
The <code>speling</code> module attempts to find a document match by allowing one misspelling in an otherwise failed request. If this functionality...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable WebDAV (Distributed Authoring and Versioning)
WebDAV is an extension of the HTTP protocol that provides distributed and collaborative access to web content. If its functionality is unnecessary,...Rule Unknown Severity
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