Details

Encrypt the traffic between Server and Client

Avoid Man in the Middle attack

Solution

Add the modules for SSL, HTTP, and webapp deployment
——[my-base]$ java -jar /home/user/jetty-distribution-9.3.1-SNAPSHOT/start.jar –add-to-start=http,https,deploy
Initialize module ssl.
——- –module=ssl

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-23

Source

• Tenable.com/audits