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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • An Apache web server that is part of a web server cluster must route all remote management through a centrally managed access control point.

    <VulnDiscussion>A web server cluster is a group of independent Apache web servers that are managed as a single system for higher availability...
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  • SRG-APP-000357-WSR-000150

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  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001

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  • The Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Apache web server management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an Apache web...
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  • SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002

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  • The log information from the Apache web server must be protected from unauthorized deletion and modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log data is essential in the investigation of events. The accuracy of the information is always pertinent. Information that i...
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  • SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071

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  • The Apache web server must perform server-side session management.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Session management is the practice of protecting the bulk of the user authorization and identity information. Storing of this...
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  • SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006

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  • The Apache web server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of data hosted by the Apache web server when remote connections are provided.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Apache web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to...
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  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

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  • System logging must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remedi...
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  • SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047

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  • The Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log records can be generated from various components within the Apache web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends...
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  • SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056

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  • The log data and records from the Apache web server must be backed up onto a different system or media.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protection of log data includes ensuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up log records to an unrelated...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000015

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  • The Apache web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.

    &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-000098-WSR-000060

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  • An Apache web server, behind a load balancer or proxy server, must produce log records containing the client IP information as the source and destination and not the load balancer or proxy IP information with each event.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Apache web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information,...
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  • SRG-APP-000108-WSR-000166

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  • The Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) in the event of a processing failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Reviewing log data allows an investigator to recreate the path of an attacker and to capture forensic data for later use. Log...
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  • SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068

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  • The Apache web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and...
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  • SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070

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  • The Apache web server must not perform user management for hosted applications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User management and authentication can be an essential part of any application hosted by the web server. Along with authentic...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000075

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  • The Apache web server must only contain services and functions necessary for operation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to r...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076

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  • The Apache web server must not be a proxy server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use serve...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000077

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  • The Apache web server must provide install options to exclude the installation of documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials may be an exploitable threat to a web server becau...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000078

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  • Apache web server application directories, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When accounts used for web server features such as documentation, sample code, example applications, tutorials, utilities, an...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081

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  • The Apache web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of fi...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000082

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  • The Apache web server must allow the mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts to be removed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Scripts allow server-side processing on behalf of the hosted application user or as processes needed in the implementation of...
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  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085

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  • The Apache web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server can be installed with functionality that, just by its nature, is not secure. WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP ...
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  • SRG-APP-000142-WSR-000089

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  • The Apache web server must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.

    &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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  • The Apache web server must encrypt passwords during transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data used to authenticate, especially passwords, needs to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method fo...
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  • SRG-APP-000175-WSR-000095

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  • The Apache web server must perform RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA)...
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  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030

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  • Apache web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and...
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  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000129

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  • The Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The separation of user functionality from web server management can be accomplished by moving management functions to a separ...
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