WBSP-AS-001570 - The WebSphere Application Server high availability applications must be installed on a cluster.

Information

DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. To reduce the possibility or effect of a DoS, the application server must employ defined security safeguards. These safeguards will be determined by the placement of the application server and the type of applications being hosted within the application server framework.

There are many examples of technologies that exist to limit or, in some cases, eliminate the effects of DoS attacks (e.g., limiting processes or restricting the number of sessions the application opens at one time). Employing increased capacity and bandwidth, combined with service redundancy or clustering, may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

To create a cluster, navigate to Servers >> Clusters >> WebSphere Application Server Clusters >> New and follow the wizard.

After cluster creation, re-install your application to the cluster.

Refer to product documentation for specific details on how to create and manage WebSphere clusters.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_IBM_WebSphere_Traditional_V9-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-96099r1_rule, STIG-ID|WBSP-AS-001570, Vuln-ID|V-81385

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 1cbd675c56f7b5b880cb16d8537fef069c96742448e721450f70df7dc3d84479