V-206401
Web Server Security Requirements Guide
Title
The web server must generate a session ID long enough that it cannot be guessed through brute force.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Generating a session identifier (ID) that is not easily guessed through brute force is essential to deter several types of session attacks. By knowing the session ID, an attacker can hijack a user session that has already been user authenticated by the hosted application. The attacker does not need to guess user identifiers and passwords or have a secure token since the user session has already been authenticated. Generating session IDs that are at least 128 bits (16 bytes) in...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
Configure the web server to generate session identifiers that are at least 128 bits in length.