InSpec Profile to validate the secure configuration of apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline, against DISA's Apache HTTPD Server per Apache site 2.2 STIG Ver 1, Rel 10

For the best security of the runner, always install on the runner the latest version of InSpec and supporting Ruby language components. The latest versions and installation options are available at the InSpec site.

The following inputs must be configured in an inputs ".yml" file for the profile to run correctly for your specific environment. More information about InSpec inputs can be found in the InSpec Profile Documentation.

# Description: Apache home Directory
apache_home: ''

# Description: Apache conf Directory
apache_conf_dir: ''

# Description: Apache library Directory
apache_lib_dir: ''

# Description: Apache service Name
apache_service_name: ''

# Description: apache username
apache_user: ''

# Description: Port of the apache instance
apache_port: ''

# Description: Group owner of files/directories
apache_group: ''

# Description: User owner of files/directories
apache_owner: ''

Against a locally-hosted instance (i.e., InSpec installed on the target host)

inspec exec https://github.com/mitre/apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline/archive/master.tar.gz --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter=cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>

Against a docker-containerized instance (i.e., InSpec installed on the node hosting the container):

inspec exec https://github.com/mitre/apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline/archive/master.tar.gz -t docker://<instance_id> --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter=cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>

Full exec options

If your runner is not always expected to have direct access to GitHub, use the following steps to create an archive bundle of this baseline and all of its dependent tests:

(Git is required to clone the InSpec profile using the instructions below. Git can be downloaded from the Git site.)

When the "runner" host uses this profile baseline for the first time, follow these steps:

mkdir profiles
cd profiles
git clone https://github.com/mitre/apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline
inspec archive apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline
inspec exec <name of generated archive> --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter=cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>

For every successive run, follow these steps to always have the latest version of this baseline:

cd apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline
git pull
cd ..
inspec archive apache-site-2.2-stig-baseline --overwrite
inspec exec <name of generated archive> --input-file=<path_to_your_inputs_file/name_of_your_inputs_file.yml> --reporter=cli json:<path_to_your_output_file/name_of_your_output_file.json>

The JSON results output file can be loaded into heimdall-lite for a user-interactive, graphical view of the InSpec results.

The JSON InSpec results file may also be loaded into a full heimdall server, allowing for additional functionality such as to store and compare multiple profile runs.

• Craig Chaffee
• Nikhil Sharma
• MITRE SAF Team

• Mohamed El-Sharkawi - HackerShark
• Shivani Karikar - karikarshivani

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