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Example applications must be removed.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Tomcat provides example applications, documentation, and other directories in the default installation which do not serve a production use. These files must be deleted.

ID
SV-222958r960963_rule
Version
TCAT-AS-000560
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

From the Tomcat server OS type the following command:

 sudo rm -rf $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/examples