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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Site Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000427-WSR-000186

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  • The Apache web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A denial of service (DoS) can occur when the web server is so overwhelmed that it can no longer respond to additional request...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000153

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    Group
  • The Apache web server cookies, such as session cookies, sent to the client using SSL/TLS must not be compressed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A cookie is used when a web server needs to share data with the client's browser. The data is often used to remember the clie...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000154

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    Group
  • Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and the client, such as session cookies, must have cookie properties set to prohibit client-side scripts from reading the cookie data.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A cookie can be read by client-side scripts easily if cookie properties are not set properly. By allowing cookies to be read ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000155

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    Group
  • Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and the client, such as session cookies, must have cookie properties set to force the encryption of cookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cookies can be sent to a client using TLS/SSL to encrypt the cookies, but TLS/SSL is not used by every hosted application sin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006

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    Group
  • An Apache web server must maintain the confidentiality of controlled information during transmission through the use of an approved TLS version.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a required transmission protocol for a web server hosting controlled information. The use o...
    Rule High Severity

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