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CIS NGINX Benchmark 2.0.1 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
NGINX cpe:/a:nginx:nginx:1.14.0 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS NGINX Benchmark
Checklist ID:
900
Version:
2.0.1
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
03/07/2019

Checklist Summary:

This document, CIS NGINX Benchmark, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for NGINX version 1.14.0 running on Linux.

Checklist Role:

  • Web Server

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, and help desk and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate NGINX.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against NGINX version 1.14.0 using the packages installed using yum from nginx.org.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Product Support:

support@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

support@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Change History:

updated to FINAL - 4/8/19
Updated URLs - 9/24/19
updated benchmark per CIS - 2/22/24

Dependency/Requirements:

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References:

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NIST checklist record last modified on 02/22/2024