Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide (V3 R4) has 49 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V3 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Apr 01 2026 What changed in V3R4

The Apache web server must not be a proxy server.

Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Apache web server must not be a proxy server.

Description

Discussion Text

A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multiuse servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that will also proxy requests into an otherwise protected network is a very common attack, making the attack anonymous.

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Objective

V-214320

Rule

SV-214320r1051286_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AS24-W1-000260

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the server has been approved to be a proxy server, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Open the <'INSTALL PATH'>\conf\httpd.conf file with an editor and search for the following directive:

ProxyRequests

If the ProxyRequests directive is set to "On", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Open the <'INSTALL PATH'>\conf\httpd.conf file with an editor and search for the following directive:

ProxyRequests

Set the directive to a value of "off".

Restart the Apache service.

STIG check 14 of 49 in the Apache Server 2.4 Windows Server STIG checklist

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