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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 2

Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020

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SV-214306r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.
SV-214307r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must perform server-side session management.
SV-214308r505936_ruleThe 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.
SV-214309r505936_ruleSystem logging must be enabled.
SV-214310r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.
SV-214311r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.
SV-214312r505936_ruleAn 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.
SV-214313r505936_ruleThe 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.
SV-214314r505936_ruleThe Apache web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users.
SV-214315r505936_ruleThe log information from the Apache web server must be protected from unauthorized deletion and modification.
SV-214316r505936_ruleThe log data and records from the Apache web server must be backed up onto a different system or media.
SV-214318r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must not perform user management for hosted applications.
SV-214319r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must only contain services and functions necessary for operation.
SV-214320r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must not be a proxy server.
SV-214321r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must provide install options to exclude the installation of documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials.
SV-214322r505936_ruleApache web server application directories, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users.
SV-214323r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.
SV-214324r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must allow the mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts to be removed.
SV-214325r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled.
SV-214326r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.
SV-214327r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must encrypt passwords during transmission.
SV-214328r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must perform RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.
SV-214329r505936_ruleApache web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.
SV-214330r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality.
SV-214331r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must invalidate session identifiers upon hosted application user logout or other session termination.
SV-214332r505936_ruleCookies 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.
SV-214333r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.
SV-214334r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must generate unique session identifiers that cannot be reliably reproduced.
SV-214335r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must generate unique session identifiers with definable entropy.
SV-214336r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be built to fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
SV-214337r505936_ruleThe Apache web server document directory must be in a separate partition from the Apache web servers system files.
SV-214338r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must restrict the ability of users to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against other information systems or networks.
SV-214339r505936_ruleWarning and error messages displayed to clients must be modified to minimize the identity of the Apache web server, patches, loaded modules, and directory paths.
SV-214340r505936_ruleDebugging and trace information used to diagnose the Apache web server must be disabled.
SV-214341r557320_ruleThe Apache web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.
SV-214342r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must set an inactive timeout for completing the TLS handshake
SV-214343r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must restrict inbound connections from nonsecure zones.
SV-214344r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be configured to immediately disconnect or disable remote access to the hosted applications.
SV-214345r505936_ruleNon-privileged accounts on the hosting system must only access Apache web server security-relevant information and functions through a distinct administrative account.
SV-214346r505936_ruleAn Apache web server that is part of a web server cluster must route all remote management through a centrally managed access control point.
SV-214347r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to allocate log record storage capacity large enough to accommodate the logging requirements of the Apache web server.
SV-214348r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must not impede the ability to write specified log record content to an audit log server.
SV-214349r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be configurable to integrate with an organizations security infrastructure.
SV-214350r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to provide a warning to the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) when allocated record storage volume reaches 75% of maximum log record storage capacity.
SV-214351r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must generate log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with a minimum granularity of one second.
SV-214352r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must only accept client certificates issued by DoD PKI or DoD-approved PKI Certification Authorities (CAs).
SV-214353r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be protected from being stopped by a non-privileged user.
SV-214354r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.
SV-214355r505936_ruleThe Apache web server cookies, such as session cookies, sent to the client using SSL/TLS must not be compressed.
SV-214356r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must install security-relevant software updates within the configured time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).
SV-214357r505936_ruleAll accounts installed with the Apache web server software and tools must have passwords assigned and default passwords changed.
SV-214358r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.
SV-214359r505936_ruleThe Apache web server software must be a vendor-supported version.
SV-214360r505936_ruleThe Apache web server must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.