Details

The separation of user functionality from web server management can be accomplished by moving management functions to a separate IP address or port. To further separate the management functions, separate authentication methods and certificates should be used.

By moving the management functionality, the possibility of accidental discovery of the management functions by non-privileged users during hosted application use is minimized.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure Apache to separate the hosted applications from web server management functionality.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apache_Server_2-4_UNIX_Y22M01_STIG.zip

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-214249r612240_rule
• STIG-ID|AS24-U1-000450
• STIG-Legacy|SV-102763
• STIG-Legacy|V-92675
• Vuln-ID|V-214249

Source

• Tenable.com/audits