Details
As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Only the system administrator needs access to all the system’s capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and web server configuration files.
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Solution
Limit the functions, directories, and files that are accessible by each account and role to administrative service accounts and remove or modify non-privileged account access.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.
References
- 800-53|SC-2
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-001082
- Rule-ID|SV-214247r612240_rule
- STIG-ID|AS24-U1-000430
- STIG-Legacy|SV-102759
- STIG-Legacy|V-92671
- Vuln-ID|V-214247