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Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026

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SV-214306r960735_ruleThe Apache web server must limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.
SV-214307r960735_ruleThe Apache web server must perform server-side session management.
SV-214308r1192935_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-214309r961863_ruleSystem logging must be enabled.
SV-214310r960879_ruleThe Apache web server must generate, at a minimum, log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.
SV-214311r1192938_ruleThe Apache web server must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.
SV-214312r960900_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-214313r960912_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-214314r960930_ruleThe Apache web server log files must only be accessible by privileged users.
SV-214315r960936_ruleThe log information from the Apache web server must be protected from unauthorized deletion and modification.
SV-214316r960948_ruleThe log data and records from the Apache web server must be backed up onto a different system or media.
SV-214318r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must not perform user management for hosted applications.
SV-214319r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must only contain services and functions necessary for operation.
SV-214320r1051286_ruleThe Apache web server must not be a proxy server.
SV-214321r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must provide install options to exclude the installation of documentation, sample code, example applications, and tutorials.
SV-214322r960963_ruleApache web server application directories, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users.
SV-214323r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must have resource mappings set to disable the serving of certain file types.
SV-214324r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must allow the mappings to unused and vulnerable scripts to be removed.
SV-214325r960963_ruleThe Apache web server must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled.
SV-214326r1043177_ruleThe Apache web server must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.
SV-214327r961029_ruleThe Apache web server must encrypt passwords during transmission.
SV-214328r1192941_ruleThe Apache web server must only accept client DOD-approved and RFC 5280-compliant certificates.
SV-214329r1138072_ruleApache web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.
SV-214330r1138074_ruleThe Apache web server must separate the hosted applications from hosted Apache web server management functionality.
SV-214332r1043180_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-214333r1192942_ruleThe Apache web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.
SV-214335r1192944_ruleThe Apache web server must generate unique session identifiers with definable entropy.
SV-214336r961122_ruleThe Apache web server must be built to fail to a known safe state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
SV-214337r961131_ruleThe Apache web server document directory must be in a separate partition from the Apache web servers system files.
SV-214338r1192947_ruleThe Apache web server must restrict the ability of users to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against other information systems or networks.
SV-214339r961167_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-214340r961167_ruleDebugging and trace information used to diagnose the Apache web server must be disabled.
SV-214341r1192948_ruleThe Apache web server must set an absolute timeout for sessions.
SV-214342r1043182_ruleThe Apache web server must set an inactive timeout for completing the TLS handshake
SV-214343r961278_ruleThe Apache web server must restrict inbound connections from nonsecure zones.
SV-214344r961281_ruleThe Apache web server must be configured to immediately disconnect or disable remote access to the hosted applications.
SV-214345r961353_ruleNon-privileged accounts on the hosting system must only access Apache web server security-relevant information and functions through a distinct administrative account.
SV-214346r985884_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-214347r961392_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-214348r961395_ruleThe Apache web server must not impede the ability to write specified log record content to an audit log server.
SV-214349r961395_ruleThe Apache web server must be configurable to integrate with an organizations security infrastructure.
SV-214350r961398_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 percent of maximum log record storage capacity.
SV-214351r961446_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-214353r961620_ruleThe Apache web server must be protected from being stopped by a non-privileged user.
SV-214355r961632_ruleThe Apache web server cookies, such as session cookies, sent to the client using SSL/TLS must not be compressed.
SV-214356r1138080_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-214357r961863_ruleAll accounts installed with the Apache web server software and tools must have passwords assigned and default passwords changed.
SV-214359r961863_ruleThe Apache web server software must be a vendor-supported version.
SV-214360r961863_ruleThe Apache web server must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.