Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Updated: 07 Apr 2025

Findings: 47

Findings

V-214228 - The Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests. (medium)
V-214229 - The Apache web server must perform server-side session management. (medium)
V-214230 - The Apache web server must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote sessions. (medium)
V-214231 - The Apache web server must have system logging enabled. (medium)
V-214232 - The Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events. (medium)
V-214233 - 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. (medium)
V-214234 - The Apache web server must use a logging mechanism that is configured to alert the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) in the event of a processing failure. (medium)
V-214235 - The Apache web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users. (medium)
V-214236 - The log information from the Apache web server must be protected from unauthorized modification or deletion. (medium)
V-214237 - The log data and records from the Apache web server must be backed up onto a different system or media. (medium)
V-214238 - Expansion modules must be fully reviewed, tested, and signed before they can exist on a production Apache web server. (medium)
V-214239 - The Apache web server must not perform user management for hosted applications. (medium)
V-214240 - The Apache web server must only contain services and functions necessary for operation. (medium)
V-214241 - The Apache web server must not be a proxy server. (medium)
V-214242 - The Apache web server must provide install options to exclude the installation of documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials. (high)
V-214243 - The Apache web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types. (medium)
V-214244 - The Apache web server must allow the mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts to be removed. (medium)
V-214245 - The Apache web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled. (medium)
V-214246 - The Apache web server must be configured to use a specified IP address and port. (medium)
V-214247 - Apache web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts. (medium)
V-214248 - Apache web server application directories, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users. (high)
V-214249 - The Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality. (medium)
V-214250 - The Apache web server must invalidate session identifiers upon hosted application user logout or other session termination. (medium)
V-214251 - 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. (medium)
V-214252 - The Apache web server must generate a session ID long enough that it cannot be guessed through brute force. (medium)
V-214253 - 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. (high)
V-214254 - The Apache web server must be built to fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail. (medium)
V-214255 - The Apache web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application. (medium)
V-214256 - Warning and error messages displayed to clients must be modified to minimize the identity of the Apache web server, patches, loaded modules, and directory paths. (medium)
V-214257 - Debugging and trace information used to diagnose the Apache web server must be disabled. (medium)
V-214258 - The Apache web server must set an inactive timeout for sessions. (medium)
V-214259 - The Apache web server must restrict inbound connections from nonsecure zones. (medium)
V-214260 - The Apache web server must be configured to immediately disconnect or disable remote access to the hosted applications. (medium)
V-214261 - Non-privileged accounts on the hosting system must only access Apache web server security-relevant information and functions through a distinct administrative account. (medium)
V-214262 - The 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. (medium)
V-214263 - The Apache web server must not impede the ability to write specified log record content to an audit log server. (medium)
V-214264 - The Apache web server must be configured to integrate with an organizations security infrastructure. (medium)
V-214265 - The Apache web server must generate log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which are stamped at a minimum granularity of one second. (medium)
V-214266 - The Apache web server must prohibit or restrict the use of nonsecure or unnecessary ports, protocols, modules, and/or services. (medium)
V-214267 - The Apache web server must be protected from being stopped by a non-privileged user. (medium)
V-214268 - Cookies exchanged between the Apache web server and the client, such as session cookies, must have cookie properties set to prohibit client-side scripts from reading the cookie data. (medium)
V-214269 - The Apache web server must remove all export ciphers to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information. (medium)
V-214270 - The 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). (medium)
V-214271 - The account used to run the Apache web server must not have a valid login shell and password defined. (high)
V-214272 - The 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. (low)
V-214273 - The Apache web server software must be a vendor-supported version. (high)
V-214274 - The Apache web server htpasswd files (if present) must reflect proper ownership and permissions. (medium)