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APACHE 2.2 Server for Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Web server and/or operating system information must be protected.

    The web server response header of an HTTP response can contain several fields of information including the requested HTML page. The information included in this response can be web server type and ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • WA155

    Group
  • Classified web servers will be afforded physical security commensurate with the classification of its content.

    When data of a classified nature is migrated to a web server, fundamental principles applicable to the safeguarding of classified material must be followed. A classified web server needs to be affo...
    Rule High Severity
  • WA230

    Group
  • WG355

    Group
  • WG385

    Group
  • WG145

    Group
  • The private web server must use an approved DoD certificate validation process.

    Without the use of a certificate validation process, the site is vulnerable to accepting certificates that have expired or have been revoked. This would allow unauthorized individuals access to the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WG237

    Group
  • Remote authors or content providers must have all files scanned for malware before uploading files to the Document Root directory.

    Remote web authors should not be able to upload files to the DocumentRoot directory structure without virus checking and checking for malicious or mobile code. A remote web user whose agency has a ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA052

    Group
  • The FollowSymLinks setting must be disabled.

    The Options directive configures the web server features that are available in particular directories. The FollowSymLinks option controls the ability of the server to follow symbolic links. A symbo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA054

    Group
  • Server side includes (SSIs) must run with execution capability disabled.

    The Options directive configures the web server features that are available in particular directories. The IncludesNOEXEC feature controls the ability of the server to utilize SSIs while disabling...
    Rule High Severity
  • WA000-WWA056

    Group
  • WA000-WWA058

    Group
  • Directory indexing must be disabled on directories not containing index files.

    Directory options directives are directives that can be applied to further restrict access to file and directories. If a URL which maps to a directory is requested, and there is no DirectoryIndex ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA060

    Group
  • WA000-WWA062

    Group
  • The HTTP request header fields must be limited.

    Buffer overflow attacks are carried out by a malicious attacker sending amounts of data that the web server cannot store in a given size buffer. The eventual overflow of this buffer can overwrite s...
    Rule Medium Severity

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