Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) Encryption
Disable old SSL and TLS version and enable the latest TLS encryption by setting the following in <code>/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/ssl.conf</code>: <...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure A Valid Server Certificate
Configure the web site to use a valid organizationally defined certificate. For DoD, this is a DoD server certificate issued by the DoD CA.Rule Medium Severity -
Install mod_ssl
Install the <code>mod_ssl</code> module: The <code>mod_ssl</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum install mod...Rule Unknown Severity -
Require Client Certificates
<code>SSLVerifyClient</code> should be set and configured to <code>require</code> by setting the following in <code>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf</cod...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
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 -
Set httpd ServerTokens Directive to Prod
<code>ServerTokens Prod</code> restricts information in page headers, returning only the word "Apache." <br><br> Add or correct the following direc...Rule Unknown Severity -
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 -
Configure A Banner Page For Each Website
Configure a login banner for each website when authentication is required for user access.Rule Low Severity
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