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V-206389

Web Server Security Requirements Guide

CAT II

Title

Only authenticated system administrators or the designated PKI Sponsor for the web server must have access to the web servers private key.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The web server's private key is used to prove the identity of the server to clients and securely exchange the shared secret key used to encrypt communications between the web server and clients. By gaining access to the private key, an attacker can pretend to be an authorized server and decrypt the SSL traffic between a client and the web server.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mit...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Configure the web server to ensure only authenticated and authorized users can access the web server's private key.

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