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Application Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The application server must be configured to mutually authenticate connecting proxies, application servers or gateways.

    <VulnDiscussion>Application architecture may sometimes require a configuration where an application server is placed behind a web proxy, an a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000220

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  • The application server must invalidate session identifiers upon user logout or other session termination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If communications sessions remain open for extended periods of time even when unused, there is the potential for an adversary...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223

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    Group
  • The application server must generate a unique session identifier for each session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unique session IDs are the opposite of sequentially generated session IDs, which can be easily guessed by an attacker. Unique...
    Rule Medium Severity

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