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CIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Benchmark 2.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.4.0 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Benchmark
Checklist ID:
521
Version:
2.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
05/31/2016

Checklist Summary:

This document, CIS Apache 2.4 Benchmark, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Apache Web Server versions 2.4 running on Linux. This guide was tested against Apache Web Server 2.4.3 - 2.4.6 as built from source httpd- 2.4.x.tar.gz from http://httpd.apache.org/ on Linux. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at feedback@cisecurity.org.

Checklist Role:

  • Web Server

Known Issues:

Not Provided

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Apache HTTP Server 2.4 running on Linux.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against Apache Web Server 2.4.3 - 2.4.6 as built from source httpd- 2.4.x.tar.gz from http://httpd.apache.org/ on Linux.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not Provided

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not Provided

Disclaimer:

Not Provided

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not Provided

Licensing:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. The link to the license terms can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode To further clarify the Creative Commons license related to CIS Benchmark content, you are authorized to copy and redistribute the content for use by you, within your organization and outside your organization for non-commercial purposes only, provided that (i) appropriate credit is given to CIS, (ii) a link to the license is provided. Additionally, if you remix, transform or build upon the CIS Benchmark(s), you may only distribute the modified materials if they are subject to the same license terms as the original Benchmark license and your derivative will no longer be a CIS Benchmark. Commercial use of CIS Benchmarks is subject to the prior approval of the Center for Internet Security.

Change History:

Promoted to Final - 7/8/2016

Dependency/Requirements:

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References:

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NIST checklist record last modified on 07/08/2016