Microsoft IIS 10.0 Server Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The IIS 10.0 web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user/subject or process associated with an event.
Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the events cannot be determined. Determining user account...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070
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The log information from the IIS 10.0 web server must be protected from unauthorized modification or deletion.
A major tool in exploring the website use, attempted use, unusual conditions, and problems are the access and error logs. In the event of a security incident, these logs can provide the System Admi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000015
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The IIS 10.0 web server must not perform user management for hosted applications.
User management and authentication can be an essential part of any application hosted by the web server. Along with authenticating users, the user management function must perform several other tas...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000142
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076
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The IIS 10.0 web server must not be both a website server and a proxy server.
A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that also proxy request...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000077
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000078
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The accounts created by uninstalled features (i.e., tools, utilities, specific, etc.) must be deleted from the IIS 10.0 server.
Accounts used for web server features such as documentation, sample code, example applications, tutorials, utilities, and services created when the feature is not installed, become an exploitable t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000080
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The IIS 10.0 web server must be reviewed on a regular basis to remove any Operating System features, utility programs, plug-ins, and modules not necessary for operation.
Just as running unneeded services and protocols is a danger to the web server at the lower levels of the OSI model, running unneeded utilities and programs is a danger at the application layer of t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000081
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The IIS 10.0 web server Indexing must only index web content.
The indexing service can be used to facilitate a search function for websites. Enabling indexing may facilitate a directory traversal exploit and reveal unwanted information to a malicious user. In...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266-WSR-000159
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SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085
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The IIS 10.0 web server must have Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) disabled.
A web server can be installed with functionality that by its nature is not secure. Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) is an extension to the HTTP protocol which, when developed, was meant to allow ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000206-WSR-000128
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