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billdozor 		linux_wiki:apache_http_server [2018/03/23 16:04]
billdozor [Redirect HTTP to HTTPS]
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 **Checklist** **Checklist**
-  * Distro: Enterprise Linux 6 or 7+  * Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 6/7
  
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-===== Repo Install =====+===== Repo: EPEL =====
  
   * CentOS 6.7: Apache 2.2   * CentOS 6.7: Apache 2.2
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 yum -y install mod_ssl yum -y install mod_ssl
 </code> </code>
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== Repo: Software Collections =====
 +
 +Versions as of 04/13/2016:
 +  * httpd 2.4
 +
 +  - Add the [[linux_wiki:repos#software_collections|software collections repo]].
 +  - Install<code bash>yum install httpd24</code>
 +  - Enable the software collection<code bash>scl enable httpd24 bash</code>
 +    - Control operation as below.
  
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   * Default: NameVirtualHost *:80 (and commented out)   * Default: NameVirtualHost *:80 (and commented out)
  
-Disable Trace/Track (a XSS Vulnerability)+Security Configs
 <code bash> <code bash>
 +##-- Security --##
 +#- Information Disclosure -#
 +ServerTokens Prod
 +ServerSignature Off
 +
 +# FileETag: File attributes used to create the ETag HTTP response header for static files
 +FileETag -INode +MTime +Size
 +
 +#- Web Application Security -#
 +# Trace/Track - disabled for security purposes
 TraceEnable Off TraceEnable Off
 +
 +# Cross-Frame Scripting prevention (click jacking)
 +# DENY = Deny all attempts to frame the page
 +Header always append X-Frame-Options DENY
 +
 +# Cross Site Scripting protection
 +Header set X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
 +Header edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure
 +##-- End of Security Settings --##
 </code> </code>
  
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 Protocol and Ciphers Protocol and Ciphers
 <code bash> <code bash>
-SSLProtocol TLS1.2 +TLSv1.1 +TLSv1 +SSLProtocol TLSv1.2 
-SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!DHE:!EDH:!RC4:!ADH:!MEDIUM+SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!MEDIUM:!3DES:!ADH:!AECDH:!DHE:!EDH:!RC4
 </code> </code>
   * Default SSLProtocol: all -SSLv2   * Default SSLProtocol: all -SSLv2
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 </code> </code>
   * Look for "Supported Server Cipher(s)" and "Preferred Server Cipher(s)"   * Look for "Supported Server Cipher(s)" and "Preferred Server Cipher(s)"
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== Other Security Settings =====
 +
 +Other important security settings.
 +
 +==== Redirect HTTP to HTTPS ====
 +
 +Redirect all HTTP to HTTPS<code bash><VirtualHost *:80>
 +  ServerName example.com
 +  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 +    RewriteEngine On
 +    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
 +    RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
 +  </IfModule>
 +</VirtualHost></code>
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== HSTS ====
 +
 +Enabling HTTPS Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
 +
 +Add the strict transport security header to the listening HTTPS host section
 +<code bash># Optionally load the headers module:
 +LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
 +
 +<VirtualHost *:443>
 +    Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubdomains;"
 +</VirtualHost></code>
 +  * max-age=63072000 -> Tell web browsers to connect to the site using HTTPS only for two years. Countdown is reset each time the site is visited.
  
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 Controlling the Apache httpd service: Apache recommends using the "apachectl" signals instead of the OS service control interface (service/systemctl). Controlling the Apache httpd service: Apache recommends using the "apachectl" signals instead of the OS service control interface (service/systemctl).
  
-  * After sending a signal to httpd, watch its progress in the error_log file: $APACHE-ROOT/logs/error_log+  * After sending a signal to httpd, watch its progress in the error_log file: logs/error_log
  
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-==== Stop Now ====+==== Start ==== 
 + 
 +  * Check syntax, if errors are found, refuse to start. 
 +  * Start the httpd process and start the number of workers specified on the config files via the "StartServers <number>" directive. 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +apachectl -k start 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Stop ====
  
   * Immediately stop the httpd process and kill workers.   * Immediately stop the httpd process and kill workers.
-  * Requests in progress are terminated+  * User connections in progress are terminated.
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
 apachectl -k stop apachectl -k stop
 +</code>
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== Graceful Restart ====
 +
 +  * Check syntax, if errors are found, refuse to restart.
 +  * Parent process advises that workers shutdown after their current requests.
 +  * Once all workers have finished and exited, start up.
 +  * This does **not** interrupt user connections.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +apachectl -k graceful
 +</code>
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== Restart ====
 +
 +  * Check syntax, if errors are found, refuse to restart.
 +  * Parent process kills workers, then starts up.
 +  * This interrupts user connections.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +apachectl -k restart
 +</code>
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== Graceful Stop ====
 +
 +  * Parent process advises that workers shutdown after their current requests.
 +  * New requests are not accepted.
 +  * This does **not** interrupt user connections.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +apachectl -k graceful-stop
 </code> </code>
  
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