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Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller Web Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 2

Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026

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SV-256940r960735_ruleThe Automation Controller web server must manage sessions.
SV-256941r1155084_ruleThe Automation Controller servers must use encrypted communication for all channels given the high impact of those services to an organization's infrastructure.
SV-256942r960762_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server must use cryptography on all remote connections.
SV-256943r960765_ruleThe Automation Controller must generate the appropriate log records.
SV-256944r1016556_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX front-end web server files must be verified for their integrity (e.g., checksums and hashes) before becoming part of the production web server.
SV-256945r1016557_ruleExpansion modules must be fully reviewed, tested, and signed before they can exist on a production Automation Controller NGINX front-end web server.
SV-256946r960963_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX front-end web servers must not perform user management for hosted applications.
SV-256947r960963_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web servers must not be a proxy server for any process other than the Automation Controller application.
SV-256948r960963_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX webserver accounts not utilized by installed features (i.e., tools, utilities, specific services, etc.) must not be created and must be deleted when the web server feature is uninstalled.
SV-256949r1155087_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web servers must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke OS shell programs disabled.
SV-256950r960963_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web servers must have Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) disabled.
SV-256951r960963_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web servers must protect system resources and privileged operations from hosted applications.
SV-256952r1043177_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web servers must be configured to use a specified IP address and port.
SV-256953r961041_ruleOnly authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for an Automation Controller NGINX web server must have access to any Automation Controller NGINX web server's private key.
SV-256954r1138072_ruleAll Automation Controller NGINX web server accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must only be administrative accounts.
SV-256955r1043180_ruleCookies exchanged between any Automation Controller NGINX web server and any client, such as session cookies, must have security settings that disallow cookie access outside the originating Automation Controller NGINX web server and hosted application.
SV-256956r961131_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server document directory must be in a separate partition from the web server's system files.
SV-256957r1155090_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server must limit the character set used for data entry.
SV-256958r961167_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server must display a default hosted application web page, not a directory listing, when a requested web page cannot be found.
SV-256959r961167_ruleDebugging and trace information, within Automation Controller NGINX web server, used to diagnose the web server must be disabled.
SV-256960r961353_ruleNonprivileged accounts on the hosting system must only access Automation Controller NGINX web server security-relevant information and functions through a distinct administrative account.
SV-256961r961461_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server application, libraries, and configuration files must only be accessible to privileged users.
SV-256962r961620_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server must be protected from being stopped by a nonprivileged user.
SV-256963r1016551_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web server must employ cryptographic mechanisms (TLS/DTLS/SSL) to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information during transmission.
SV-256964r961632_ruleAutomation Controller NGINX web servers must maintain the confidentiality of controlled information during transmission through the use of an approved TLS version.
SV-256965r1155093_ruleThe Automation Controller NGINX web servers must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
SV-256966r1138080_ruleAutomation Controller NGINX web servers must install security-relevant software updates within the configured time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).
SV-256967r961863_ruleAll accounts installed with the Automation Controller NGINX web server's software and tools must have passwords assigned and default passwords changed.