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What does the Cis Apache24 9.1 skill do?

Ensure the TimeOut Is Set to 10 or Less (Automated) It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Cis Apache24 9.1 by cyberstrikeus — Agent Skill

Name: Cis Apache24 9.1
Author: cyberstrikeus

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Ensure the TimeOut Is Set to 10 or Less (Automated)

Profile Applicability

Level 1

Description

Denial of Service (DoS) is an attack technique with the intent of preventing a web site from serving normal user activity. DoS attacks, which are normally applied to the network layer, are also possible at the application layer. These malicious attacks can succeed by starving a system of critical resources, vulnerability exploit, or abuse of functionality. Although there is no 100% solution for preventing DoS attacks, the following recommendation uses the Timeout directive to mitigate some of the risk, by requiring more effort for a successful DoS attack. Of course, DoS attacks can happen in rather unintentional ways as well as intentional and these directives will help in many of those situations as well.

Rationale

One common technique for DoS is to initiate many connections to the server. By decreasing the timeout for old connections and we allow the server to free up resources more quickly and be more responsive. By making the server more efficient, it will be more resilient to DoS conditions. The Timeout directive affects several timeout values for Apache, so review the Apache document carefully. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#timeout

Audit

Perform the following steps to determine if the recommended state is implemented: Verify that the Timeout directive is specified in the Apache configuration files to have a value of 10 seconds or shorter.

Remediation

Perform the following to implement the recommended state: Add or modify the Timeout directive in the Apache configuration to have a value of 10 seconds or shorter.

Timeout 10

Default Value

Timeout 60

References

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#timeout

CIS Controls

v8:

13.10 Perform Application Layer Filtering
- Perform application layer filtering. Example implementations include a filtering proxy, application layer firewall, or gateway.

v7:

9 Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services
- Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services

Profile

Level 1

---name: cis-apache24-9-1description: Ensure the TimeOut Is Set to 10 or Less (Automated)---# Ensure the TimeOut Is Set to 10 or Less (Automated)## Profile Applicability- Level 1## DescriptionDenial of Service (DoS) is an attack technique with the intent of preventing a web site from serving normal user activity. DoS attacks, which are normally applied to the network layer, are also possible at the application layer. These malicious attacks can succeed by starving a system of critical resources, vulnerability exploit, or abuse of functionality. Although there is no 100% solution for preventing DoS attacks, the following recommendation uses the `Timeout` directive to mitigate some of the risk, by requiring more effort for a successful DoS attack. Of course, DoS attacks can happen in rather unintentional ways as well as intentional and these directives will help in many of those situations as well.## RationaleOne common technique for DoS is to initiate many connections to the server. By decreasing the timeout for old connections and we allow the server to free up resources more quickly and be more responsive. By making the server more efficient, it will be more resilient to DoS conditions. The `Timeout` directive affects several timeout values for Apache, so review the Apache document carefully. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#timeout## AuditPerform the following steps to determine if the recommended state is implemented: Verify that the `Timeout` directive is specified in the Apache configuration files to have a value of `10` seconds or shorter.## RemediationPerform the following to implement the recommended state: Add or modify the Timeout directive in the Apache configuration to have a value of `10` seconds or shorter.```apacheTimeout 10```## Default Value```apacheTimeout 60```## References1. https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#timeout## CIS Controls**v8:**- 13.10 Perform Application Layer Filtering - Perform application layer filtering. Example implementations include a filtering proxy, application layer firewall, or gateway.**v7:**- 9 Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services - Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services## Profile- Level 1

Frequently asked questions

Cis Apache24 9.1