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2.5.2. Setup Configuration

Procedure 2.1. Evaluated Configuration Setup Configuration

The following configuration steps must be performed to ensure compliance with Common Criteria requirements.

  1. Disable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

    Delete the directory JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/snmp-adaptor.sar 
    $ rm -rf JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/snmp-adaptor.sar

  2. Disable Remote Method Invocation (RMI) under the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP)

    To disable RMI/IIOP delete following files:
    • JBOSS_HOME/server/production/conf/jacorb.properties
    • JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/iiop-service.xml
    • JBOSS_HOME/server/production/lib/jacorb.jar 
    $ rm JBOSS_HOME/server/production/conf/jacorb.properties
$ rm JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/iiop-service.xml
$ rm JBOSS_HOME/server/production/lib/jacorb.jar

  3. Disable AJP from JBoss Web.

    Comment out the following section from JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/jbossweb.sar/server.xml: 
    <Connector protocol="AJP/1.3" port="8009" address="${jboss.bind.address}" redirectPort="8443" />

  4. Disable Clustering High-Availability JNDI service (port 1102)

    To disable clustering HA, do the following:
    1. Delete the file JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/cluster/hajndi-jboss-beans.xml 
      rm JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/cluster/hajndi-jboss-beans.xml
    2. Disable the HA Naming service interface via HTTP by commenting out following <mbean> definition in JBOSS_HOME/server/production/deploy/httpha-invoker.sar/META-INF/jboss-service.xml: 
      <mbean code="org.jboss.invocation.http.server.HttpProxyFactory" name="jboss:service=invoker,type=http,target=HAJNDI">

  5. Enable Password Hashing

    Use password hashing and do not store plain text passwords on the server.

    Note

    For more information regarding configuring password hashing, refer to the Password Hashing section in the JBoss Security Guide.

  6. Disable Technology Preview Components

    Ensure Technology Preview components are disabled.

    Note

    Section 2.5.8, “Technology Preview Components” details the components shipped with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform that must be disabled, and how to disable them.