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The TRACE method must be disabled.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Use the Apache TraceEnable directive to disable the HTTP TRACE request method. Refer to the Apache documentation for more details http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#traceenable. The HTTP 1.1 protocol requires support for the TRACE request method which reflects the request back as a response and was intended for diagnostics purposes. The TRACE method is not needed and is easily subject to abuse and should be disabled.

Property Value
Responsibility Web Administrator

ID
SV-33183r1_rule
Version
WA00550 W22
Severity
Medium
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Disable the TraceEnable directive by setting it to "off".