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IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000435-AS-000163
The WebSphere Application Server thread pool size must be defined according to application load requirements.
The WebSphere Application Server thread pool size must be defined according to application load requirements.
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The WebSphere Application Server thread pool size must be defined according to application load requirements.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>A thread pool enables components of the application server to reuse threads, which eliminates the need to create new threads at run time. Creating new threads expends system resources and can possibly lead to a DoS. Perform loading for your application to determine the required thread pool sizes.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>