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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04
Services
Web Server
Secure Apache Configuration
Use Appropriate Modules to Improve httpd's Security
Deploy mod_security
Deploy mod_security
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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Deploy mod_security
The
security
module provides an application level firewall for
httpd
. Following its installation with the base ruleset, specific configuration advice can be found at
http://www.modsecurity.org/
to design a policy that best matches the security needs of the web applications. Usage of
mod_security
is highly recommended for some environments, but it should be noted this module does not ship with Red Hat Enterprise Linux itself, and instead is provided via Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). For more information on EPEL please refer to
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
.