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Web Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • The web server must be protected from being stopped by a non-privileged user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An attacker has at least two reasons to stop a web server. The first is to cause a DoS, and the second is to put in place cha...
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  • SRG-APP-000435

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  • The web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Denial of Service (DoS) can occur when the web server is so overwhelmed that it can no longer respond to additional request...
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  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • The web server must employ cryptographic mechanisms (TLS/DTLS/SSL) preventing the unauthorized disclosure of information during transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing the disclosure of transmitted information requires that the web server take measures to employ some form of crypto...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • Web server session IDs must be sent to the client using SSL/TLS.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The HTTP protocol is a stateless protocol. To maintain a session, a session identifier is used. The session identifier is a p...
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  • SRG-APP-000439

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  • Web server cookies, such as session cookies, sent to the client using SSL/TLS must not be compressed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A cookie is used when a web server needs to share data with the client's browser. The data is often used to remember the clie...
    Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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