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The Security Token Service must limit the maximum size of a POST request.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The "maxPostSize" value is the maximum size in bytes of the POST that will be handled by the container FORM URL parameter parsing. Limit its size to reduce exposure to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. If "maxPostSize" is not set, the default value of 2097152 (2MB) is used. Security Token Service is configured in its shipping state to not set a value for "maxPostSize".

ID
SV-256747r889211_rule
Version
VCST-70-000003
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open: 
 
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/server.xml 
 
Navigate to each of the <Connector> nodes.