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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030

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  • Apache web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000031

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    Group
  • Anonymous user access to the Apache web server application directories must be prohibited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To properly monitor the changes to the web server and the hosted applications, logging must be enabled. Along with logging be...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000129

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  • The Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The separation of user functionality from web server management can be accomplished by moving management functions to a separ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000220-WSR-000201

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  • The Apache web server must invalidate session identifiers upon hosted application user logout or other session termination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Captured sessions can be reused in "replay" attacks. This requirement limits the ability of adversaries from capturing and co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000011

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  • Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and client, such as session cookies, must have security settings that disallow cookie access outside the originating Apache web server and hosted application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cookies are used to exchange data between the web server and the client. Cookies, such as a session cookie, may contain sessi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000145

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  • The Apache web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. To maint...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000136

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  • The Apache web server must generate unique session identifiers that cannot be reliably reproduced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. To maint...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-WSR-000138

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  • The Apache web server must generate a session ID using as much of the character set as possible to reduce the risk of brute force.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Generating a session identifier (ID) that is not easily guessed through brute force is essential to deter several types of se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000074

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  • The Apache web server must augment re-creation to a stable and known baseline.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Making certain that the web server has not been updated by an unauthorized user is always a concern. Adding patches, function...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225-WSR-000141

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  • The Apache web server must be configured to provide clustering.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The web server may host applications that display information that cannot be disrupted, such as information that is time crit...
    Rule Medium Severity

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