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| ==Additional Considerations of HTTPS== | | ==Additional Considerations of HTTPS== |
| + | ===Website Security=== |
| + | To protect GC electronic networks, devices and information, the following is a non-exhaustive list of security considerations that can be implemented in a layered manner to support a defence-in-depth approach for web services and minimize opportunities for cyber attacks: |
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| + | * Deploy modern operating systems (OS) and applications that are maintained with supported, up-to-date, and tested versions of software. |
| + | * Actively manage software vulnerabilities, including fixing known vulnerabilities quickly following a timely patch maintenance policy for OS and applications, and taking other mitigating steps, where patches can’t be applied. |
| + | * Implement appropriate host-based protections to protect systems against both known and unknown malicious activity. |
| + | * Minimize available services and control connectivity by removing or disabling all non-essential ports and services as well as removing unnecessary accounts from systems. |
| + | * Enable system logging to improve the ability to detect and identify anomalous behaviours, perform system monitoring, and to assist with incident response and forensic analysis of compromised systems. |
| + | * Carefully control and manage privileges assigned to users and administrators. Provide a reasonable (but minimal) level of system privileges and rights needed for their role. |
| + | * Use strong authentication mechanisms (for example, multi-factor authentication) where possible to protect from unauthorized access. |
| + | * Design web services so that they are protected from common security vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and others described in widely-used publications such as the [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Top_Ten_Project Open Web Application Security * Project (OWASP) Top 10]. |
| + | For more information on best practices, refer to [https://www.cse-cst.gc.ca/en/group-groupe/its-advice-and-guidance Communications Security Establishment’s (CSE’s) IT security advice and guidance]. |
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| + | '''Additional Guidance:''' [https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST18-006 Website Security | US-CERT] |
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| ===HTTP/2=== | | ===HTTP/2=== |
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| * [https://http2.github.io/faq/ HTTP/2 Working Group FAQ] | | * [https://http2.github.io/faq/ HTTP/2 Working Group FAQ] |
| * [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540 RFC 7540], the final spec | | * [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540 RFC 7540], the final spec |
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| ===Next Steps: TLS 1.3=== | | ===Next Steps: TLS 1.3=== |