The application server must be configured to perform complete application deployments.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35423	SRG-APP-000225-AS-000153	SV-46710r1_rule		Medium

Description
Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. When an application is deployed to the application server, if the deployment process does not complete properly and without errors, there is the potential that some application files may not be deployed or may be corrupted and an application error may occur during runtime. The AS must be able to perform complete application deployments. A partial deployment can leave the server in an inconsistent state. Application servers may provide a transaction rollback function to address this issue.

Description

Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. When an application is deployed to the application server, if the deployment process does not complete properly and without errors, there is the potential that some application files may not be deployed or may be corrupted and an application error may occur during runtime. The AS must be able to perform complete application deployments. A partial deployment can leave the server in an inconsistent state. Application servers may provide a transaction rollback function to address this issue.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43774r1_chk )
Review the AS configuration and documentation to ensure the system is configured to perform complete application deployments. If the AS is not configured to ensure complete application deployments or provides no rollback functionality, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39967r1_fix)
Configure the AS to detect errors that occur during application deployment and to prevent deployment if errors are encountered.