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Ensure to exclude inode information from ETags HTTP Header

Details

To prevent the disclosure of inode information when accessing Configuration utility (GUI).

Rationale:

Impact:

When connecting to the Configuration utility, responses from the Apache server contain an Etag HTTP header that includes the file’s inode information.(CVE-2003-1418).

Solution

1-Log in to tmsh by entering the following command: tmsh

2-To specify the format to be used for the Etag header, enter the following command:

3-modify /sys httpd include ‘FileETag MTime Size’
Save the configuration change by entering the following command:
4-save /sys config

5-To restart the httpd service, enter the following command:
restart /sys service httpd

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system F5.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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