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Web Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000096

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  • The web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish when (date and time) events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000097

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    Group
  • The web server must only contain services and functions necessary for operation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A web server can provide many features, services, and processes. Some of these may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

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    Group
  • The web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish where within the web server the events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000098

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    Group
  • The web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish the source of events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000098

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    Group
  • A web server, behind a load balancer or proxy server, must produce log records containing the client IP information as the source and destination and not the load balancer or proxy IP information with each event.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000099

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    Group
  • The web server must produce log records that contain sufficient information to establish the outcome (success or failure) of events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000100

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  • The web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user/subject or process associated with an event.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a corr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000108

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  • The web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the ISSO and SA in the event of a processing failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Reviewing log data allows an investigator to recreate the path of an attacker and to capture forensic data for later use. Log...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000116

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    Group
  • The web server must use the internal system clock to generate time stamps for log records.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an internal clock used as the reference for the time stored on each event to provide a trusted common reference for t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000118

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    Group
  • Web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, then competent forensic analysi...
    Rule Medium Severity

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