CIS NGINX Benchmark v2.1.0 L2 Webserver

Audit Details

Name: CIS NGINX Benchmark v2.1.0 L2 Webserver

Updated: 10/2/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 17

File Details

Filename: CIS_NGINX_v2.1.0_Level_2_Webserver.audit

Size: 35.8 kB

MD5: b7c461cf22a5fcaf7c235b387e90eabe
SHA256: 6fef6165f12ce06af3a5fd2963e8323878ecc120f348fba01f5f4f4deb043d40

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.2 Ensure NGINX is installed from source

SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

2.1.1 Ensure only required modules are installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.2 Ensure HTTP WebDAV module is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.3 Ensure modules with gzip functionality are disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.5.3 Ensure hidden file serving is disabled

SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

3.5 Ensure error logs are sent to a remote syslog server

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

3.6 Ensure access logs are sent to a remote syslog server

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

4.1.11 Ensure your domain is preloaded

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

4.1.12 Ensure session resumption is disabled to enable perfect forward security

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

4.1.13 Ensure HTTP/2.0 is used

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

4.1.14 Ensure only Perfect Forward Secrecy Ciphers are Leveraged

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

5.1.1 Ensure allow and deny filters limit access to specific IP addresses

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

5.2.4 Ensure the number of connections per IP address is limited

SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

5.2.5 Ensure rate limits by IP address are set

SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

5.3.3 Ensure that Content Security Policy (CSP) is enabled and configured properly

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

5.3.4 Ensure the Referrer Policy is enabled and configured properly

SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

CIS_NGINX_v2.1.0_Level_2_Webserver.audit from CIS NGINX Benchmark v2.1.0