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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-000001-WSR-000001

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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-000087

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

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

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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-000095-WSR-000056

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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-000141-WSR-000015

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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-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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  • Users and scripts running on behalf of users must be contained to the document root or home directory tree of the Apache web server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server is designed to deliver content and execute scripts or applications on the request of a client or user. Containin...
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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-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-000176-WSR-000096

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  • Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the Apache web server must have access to the Apache web servers private key.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret k...
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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-000031

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  • Anonymous user access to the Apache web server application directories must be prohibited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To properly monitor the changes to the web server and the hosted applications, logging must be enabled. Along with logging be...
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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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  • SRG-APP-000220-WSR-000201

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Captured sessions can be reused in "replay" attacks. This requirement limits the ability of adversaries from capturing and co...
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  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000011

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  • Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and client, such as session cookies, must have security settings that disallow cookie access outside the originating Apache web server and hosted application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain sessi...
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  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000145

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  • The Apache web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.

    &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-000224-WSR-000136

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  • The Apache web server 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-000224-WSR-000138

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  • The Apache web server must generate a session ID using as much of the character set as possible to reduce the risk of brute force.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Generating a session identifier (ID) that is not easily guessed through brute force is essential to deter several types of se...
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  • SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000074

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  • The Apache web server must augment re-creation to a stable and known baseline.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Making certain that the web server has not been updated by an unauthorized user is always a concern. Adding patches, function...
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  • SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000141

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  • The Apache web server must be configured to provide clustering.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The web server may host applications that display information that cannot be disrupted, such as information that is time crit...
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  • SRG-APP-000233-WSR-000146

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  • The Apache web server document directory must be in a separate partition from the Apache web servers system files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server is used to deliver content on the request of a client. The content delivered to a client must be controlled, all...
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  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000142

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  • The Apache web server must display a default hosted application web page, not a directory listing, when a requested web page cannot be found.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The goal is to completely control the web user's experience in navigating any portion of the web document root directories. E...
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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 Apache web server, patches, loaded modules, and directory paths.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information abou...
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  • SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000160

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  • Debugging and trace information used to diagnose the Apache web server must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information abou...
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  • SRG-APP-000295-WSR-000012

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  • The Apache web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to a...
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