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V-206433

Web Server Security Requirements Guide

CAT II

Title

The web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>A Denial of Service (DoS) can occur when the web server is so overwhelmed that it can no longer respond to additional requests. A web server not properly tuned may become overwhelmed and cause a DoS condition even with expected traffic from users. To avoid a DoS, the web server must be tuned to handle the expected traffic for the hosted applications.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Analyze the expected user traffic for the hosted applications. Tune the web server to avoid a DoS condition under normal user traffic to the hosted applications.

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