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Web Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • Cookies exchanged between the 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-000439

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  • A 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 Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • The web server must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;During the initial setup of a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection to the web server, the client sends a list of support...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000441

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  • The web server must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000442

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  • The web server must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during reception, including, for example, duri...
    Rule Medium Severity

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