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Microsoft IIS 10.0 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide

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  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

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  • The IIS 10.0 website session state must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the session information is stored on the client, the session ID, along with the user authorization and identity informat...
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  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

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  • The IIS 10.0 website session state cookie settings must be configured to Use Cookies mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the session information is stored on the client, the session ID, along with the user authorization and identity informat...
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  • SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006

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  • A private IIS 10.0 website must only accept Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connections.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is a required security setting for a private web server. Encryption of private info...
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  • SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006

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  • A public IIS 10.0 website must only accept Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connections when authentication is required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is a required security setting for a private web server. Encryption of private info...
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  • SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055

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  • Both the log file and Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) for each IIS 10.0 website must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Information Services (IIS) on Windows Server 2012 provides basic logging capabilities. However, because IIS takes so...
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  • SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060

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  • An IIS 10.0 website behind a load balancer or proxy server must produce log records containing the source client IP, and destination information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
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  • SRG-APP-000099-WSR-000061

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must produce log records that contain sufficient information to establish the outcome (success or failure) of IIS 10.0 website events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
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  • SRG-APP-000100-WSR-000064

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user/subject or process associated with an event.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke OS shell programs disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Controlling what a user of a hosted application can access is part of the security posture of the web server. Any time a user...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082

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  • Mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts on the IIS 10.0 website must be removed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IIS 10.0 will either allow or deny script execution based on file extension. The ability to control script execution is contr...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IIS 10.0 will either allow or deny script execution based on file extension. The ability to control script execution is contr...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must have Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server can be installed with functionality that by its nature is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an e...
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  • SRG-APP-000142-WSR-000089

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  • Each IIS 10.0 website must be assigned a default host header.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The web server must be configured to listen on a specified IP address and port. Without specifying an IP address and port for...
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  • SRG-APP-000172-WSR-000104

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  • A private IIS 10.0 website authentication mechanism must use client certificates to transmit session identifier to assure integrity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A DoD private website must use PKI as an authentication mechanism for web users. Information systems residing behind web serv...
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  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000031

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  • Anonymous IIS 10.0 website access accounts must be restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many of the security problems that occur are not the result of a user gaining access to files or data for which the user does...
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  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000136

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must generate unique session identifiers that cannot be reliably reproduced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. To maint...
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  • SRG-APP-000233-WSR-000146

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  • The IIS 10.0 website document directory must be in a separate partition from the IIS 10.0 websites system files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The content database is accessed by multiple anonymous users when the web server is in production. By locating the content da...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the maxURL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Request filtering replaces URLScan in IIS, enabling administrators to create a more granular rule set with which to allow or ...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • The IIS 10.0 website must be configured to limit the size of web requests.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By setting limits on web requests, it ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type att...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • The IIS 10.0 websites Maximum Query String limit must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting limits on web requests helps to ensure availability of web services and may also help mitigate the risk of buffer ove...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting limits on web requests ensures availability of web services and mitigates the risk of buffer overflow type attacks. T...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • Double encoded URL requests must be prohibited by any IIS 10.0 website.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Request filtering enables administrators to create a more granular rule set with which to allow or reject inbound web content...
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  • SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

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  • Unlisted file extensions in URL requests must be filtered by any IIS 10.0 website.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Request filtering enables administrators to create a more granular rule set to allow or reject inbound web content. Setting l...
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  • SRG-APP-000251-WSR-000157

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  • Directory Browsing on the IIS 10.0 website must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Directory browsing allows the contents of a directory to be displayed upon request from a web client. If directory browsing i...
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  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000159

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  • Warning and error messages displayed to clients must be modified to minimize the identity of the IIS 10.0 website, patches, loaded modules, and directory paths.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;HTTP error pages contain information that could enable an attacker to gain access to an information system. Failure to preven...
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