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V-206398

Web Server Security Requirements Guide

CAT II

Title

The web server must accept only system-generated session identifiers.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Communication between a client and the web server is done using the HTTP protocol, but HTTP is a stateless protocol. In order to maintain a connection or session, a web server will generate a session identifier (ID) for each client session when the session is initiated. The session ID allows the web server to track a user session and, in many cases, the user, if the user previously logged into a hosted application. When a web server accepts session identifiers that are not gener...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Configure the web server to only accept session IDs that are created by the web server.

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