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Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Site Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000176-WSR-000096
Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the Apache web server must have access to the Apache web servers private key.
Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the Apache web server must have access to the Apache web servers private key. An XCCDF Rule
Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the Apache web server must have access to the Apache web servers private key.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients.
By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the SSL traffic between a client and the web server.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>