STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM WebSphere Liberty Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The WebSphere Liberty Server Quality of Protection (QoP) must be set to use TLSv1.2 or higher.

DISA Rule

SV-250323r960759_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-250323

Group Title

SRG-APP-000014-AS-000009

Rule Version

IBMW-LS-000020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000068 - Implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To ensure the QoP is set to TLS v1.2 or higher, the ${server.config.dir}/server.xml file must be configured as follows:

<featureManager><feature>appSecurity-2.0</feature><feature>ssl-1.0</feature></featureManager>

For every SSL configuration, the sslProtocol field must be set to TLS v1.2 or higher.

<ssl id="TLSSettings" keyStoreRef="TLSKeyStore" trustStoreRef="TLSTrustStore" sslProtocol="TLSv1.2" />

Check Contents

As a privileged user with local file access to ${server.config.dir}/server.xml, verify the appSecurity-x.x feature and the sslProtocol settings are configured.

grep -i appsecurity- server.xml

RESULT:
<feature>appSecurity-2.0</feature>

Verify the SSL protocol setting is configured for TLSV1.2 for every SSL configuration. There can be multiple SSL configurations and SSL ID settings.

grep -i "<ssl id=" server.xml

SAMPLE RESULT:
<ssl id="TLSSettings" keyStoreRef="TLSKeyStore" trustStoreRef="TLSTrustStore" sslProtocol="TLSv1.2"/>

If the SSL protocol setting does not specify TLS v.1.2 or higher, or if the appSecurity feature is not configured, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-250323

Documentable

False

Rule Version

IBMW-LS-000020

Severity Override Guidance

As a privileged user with local file access to ${server.config.dir}/server.xml, verify the appSecurity-x.x feature and the sslProtocol settings are configured.

grep -i appsecurity- server.xml

RESULT:
<feature>appSecurity-2.0</feature>

Verify the SSL protocol setting is configured for TLSV1.2 for every SSL configuration. There can be multiple SSL configurations and SSL ID settings.

grep -i "<ssl id=" server.xml

SAMPLE RESULT:
<ssl id="TLSSettings" keyStoreRef="TLSKeyStore" trustStoreRef="TLSTrustStore" sslProtocol="TLSv1.2"/>

If the SSL protocol setting does not specify TLS v.1.2 or higher, or if the appSecurity feature is not configured, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5424