Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Application servers must use NIST-approved or NSA-approved key management technology and processes.
Class 3 PKI certificates are used for servers and software signing rather than for identifying individuals. Class 4 certificates are used for business-to-business transactions. Utilizing unapproved...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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ALLOW_BACKSLASH must be set to false.
When Tomcat is installed behind a proxy configured to only allow access to certain Tomcat contexts (web applications), an HTTP request containing "/\../" may allow attackers to work around the prox...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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ENFORCE_ENCODING_IN_GET_WRITER must be set to true.
Some clients try to guess the character encoding of text media when the mandated default of ISO-8859-1 should be used. Some browsers will interpret as UTF-7 when the characters are safe for ISO-885...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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Tomcat users in a management role must be approved by the ISSO.
Deploying applications to Tomcat requires a Tomcat user account that is in the "manager-script" role. Any user accounts in a Tomcat management role must be approved by the ISSO.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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Hosted applications must be documented in the system security plan.
The ISSM/ISSO must be cognizant of all applications operating on the Tomcat server, and must address any security implications associated with the operation of the applications. If unknown/undocum...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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Connector address attribute must be set.
Connectors are how Tomcat receives requests over a network port, passes them to hosted web applications via HTTP or AJP, and then sends back the results to the requestor. The "address" attribute sp...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000108-AS-000067
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