III - Administrative Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000001
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The Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.
Apache web server management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an Apache web server. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is h...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002
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The Apache web server must perform server-side session management.
Session management is the practice of protecting the bulk of the user authorization and identity information. Storing of this data can occur on the client system or on the server. When the session...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006
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The Apache web server must use encryption strength in accordance with the categorization of data hosted by the Apache web server when remote connections are provided.
The Apache web server has several remote communications channels. Examples are user requests via http/https, communication to a backend database, and communication to authenticate users. The encryp...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174
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System logging must be enabled.
The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remediation. Log data can reveal anomalous behavior such as "not found" or "un...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047
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The Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.
Log records can be generated from various components within the Apache web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific Apache web serv...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056
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The Apache web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.
Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the events cannot be determined. Ascertaining the correct...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060
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An Apache web server, behind a load balancer or proxy server, must produce log records containing the client IP information as the source and destination and not the load balancer or proxy IP information with each event.
Apache web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the events cannot be determined. Ascertaining the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000108-WSR-000166
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The Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) in the event of a processing failure.
Reviewing log data allows an investigator to recreate the path of an attacker and to capture forensic data for later use. Log data is also essential to system administrators in their daily administ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068
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The Apache web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users.
Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity w...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070
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The log information from the Apache web server must be protected from unauthorized deletion and modification.
Log data is essential in the investigation of events. The accuracy of the information is always pertinent. Information that is not accurate does not help in the revealing of potential security risk...Rule Medium Severity
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