Guide to the Secure Configuration of JBoss EAP 6

with profile STIG for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
This is a *draft* profile for STIG. This profile is being developed under the DoD consensus model to become a STIG in coordination with DISA FSO.

This guide presents a catalog of security-relevant configuration settings for JBoss EAP 6. It is a rendering of content structured in the eXtensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) in order to support security automation. The SCAP content is is available in the scap-security-guide package which is developed at https://www.open-scap.org/security-policies/scap-security-guide.

Providing system administrators with such guidance informs them how to securely configure systems under their control in a variety of network roles. Policy makers and baseline creators can use this catalog of settings, with its associated references to higher-level security control catalogs, in order to assist them in security baseline creation. This guide is a catalog, not a checklist, and satisfaction of every item is not likely to be possible or sensible in many operational scenarios. However, the XCCDF format enables granular selection and adjustment of settings, and their association with OVAL and OCIL content provides an automated checking capability. Transformations of this document, and its associated automated checking content, are capable of providing baselines that meet a diverse set of policy objectives. Some example XCCDF Profiles, which are selections of items that form checklists and can be used as baselines, are available with this guide. They can be processed, in an automated fashion, with tools that support the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). The DISA STIG for JBoss EAP 6, which provides required settings for US Department of Defense systems, is one example of a baseline created from this guidance.
Do not attempt to implement any of the settings in this guide without first testing them in a non-operational environment. The creators of this guidance assume no responsibility whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other characteristic.
Profile TitleSTIG for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
Profile IDxccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_stig-eap6-upstream

Revision History

Current version: 0.1.35

  • draft (as of 2017-08-29)

Platforms

  • cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0

Table of Contents

  1. Auditing

Checklist

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Auditing   [ref]group

Auditing rules

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JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.   [ref]rule

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is important during a forensic investigation to ensure investigators can track and understand what may have occurred. Off-loading should be set up as a scheduled task but can be configured to be run manually, if other processes during the off-loading are manual. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity.

Rationale:

Logs preservation and size limits can be implicitly incurred via periodic log rolling

Severity:  medium

Identifiers:  CCE-

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