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APACHE 2.2 Server for Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • WA000-WWA050

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    Group
  • The web server must use a vendor-supported version of the web server software.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many vulnerabilities are associated with old versions of web server software. As hot fixes and patches are issued, these solu...
    Rule High Severity
  • WG200

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    Group
  • WG275

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    Group
  • WA000-WWA020

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    Group
  • WG420

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    Group
  • Backup interactive scripts on the production web server must be prohibited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Copies of backup files will not execute on the server, but can be read by the anonymous user if special precautions are not t...
    Rule Low Severity
  • WG050

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Timeout directive must be properly set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;These Timeout requirements are set to mitigate the effects of several types of denial of service attacks. Although there is s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA022

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The KeepAlive directive must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The KeepAlive extension to HTTP/1.0 and the persistent connection feature of HTTP/1.1 provide long lived HTTP sessions which ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA000-WWA024

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    Group
  • The web server service password(s) must be entrusted to the SA or Web Manager.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Normally, a service account is established for the web server. This is because a privileged account is not desirable and the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WG040

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    Group
  • Public web server resources must not be shared with private assets.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is important to segregate public web server resources from private resources located behind the DoD DMZ in order to protec...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WG060

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    Group
  • The service account used to run the web service must have its password changed at least annually.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Normally, a service account is established for the web service to run under rather than permitting it to run as part of the l...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WG080

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Installation of a compiler on production web server must be prohibited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The presence of a compiler on a production server facilitates the malicious user’s task of creating custom versions of progra...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WA060

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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