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Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • LDAP authentication must be secured.

    <VulnDiscussion>JNDIRealm is an implementation of the Tomcat Realm interface. Tomcat uses the JNDIRealm to look up users in an LDAP directory...
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  • SRG-APP-000175-AS-000124

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  • DOD root CA certificates must be installed in Tomcat trust store.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Tomcat truststores are used to validate client certificates. On the Ubuntu OS, by default, Tomcat uses the "cacerts" file as ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000176-AS-000125

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  • Keystore file must be protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Keystore file contains authentication information used to access application data and data resources. Access to the file must...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000179-AS-000129

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  • Tomcat must use FIPS-validated ciphers on secured connectors.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Connectors are how Tomcat receives requests over a network port, passes them to hosted web applications via HTTP or AJP, and ...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000211-AS-000146

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  • Access to JMX management interface must be restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Java Management Extensions (JMX) is used to provide programmatic access to Tomcat for management purposes. This includes moni...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000211-AS-000146

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  • Access to Tomcat manager application must be restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Tomcat manager application is used to manage the Tomcat server and the applications that run on Tomcat. By default, the m...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000219-AS-000147

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  • Tomcat servers must mutually authenticate proxy or load balancer connections.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Tomcat servers are often placed behind a proxy when exposed to both trusted and untrusted networks. This is done for security...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000223-AS-000150

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  • Tomcat must be configured to limit data exposure between applications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If RECYCLE_FACADES is true or if a security manager is in use, a new facade object will be created for each request. This red...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000225-AS-000154

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  • LockOutRealms must be used for management of Tomcat.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A LockOutRealm adds the ability to lock a user out after multiple failed logins. LockOutRealm is an implementation of the Tom...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Clusters must operate on a trusted network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Operating a Tomcat cluster on an untrusted network creates potential for unauthorized persons to view or manipulate cluster s...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000266-AS-000169

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  • ErrorReportValve showServerInfo must be set to false.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Error Report Valve is a simple error handler for HTTP status codes that will generate and return HTML error pages. It can...
    Rule Medium Severity
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