Hello,
1. I am wondering if any users running XWiki on Tomcat 5.5 have set up a SecurityManager
policy. The documentation isn't really clear on this, other than "it's an
issue" that may not be resolved. The one "comment" on
XWiki.org that has a
security policy is close but not quite clear. I couldn't figure out the part about
Log4J.
- is a policy necessary?
- without one, are there any inherent security risks using XWiki/Tomcat "out of the
box"?
- what about Tomcat's default "users" and "roles"?
2. Are there any security risks using the default "xwiki" installation location
in webapps? ie. if it's there and someone realizes you're running XWiki,
couldn't they then direct their attacks specifically at MySQL / Tomcat / XWiki,
looking for holes? I tried installing the WAR to a different location, and failed
miserably. Does it matter?
3. Is anyone using XWiki over SSL? Anything special we need to do for that, other than
getting a certificate?
As you can tell, I'm not familiar with Tomcat and not a security guru. I'm just
the one who has to make sure our setup "out of the box" is secure against
exploits.
We're running on Ubuntu, with MySQL. Yes, the server will be behind a firewall, and
the MySQL passwords have been changed.
I think what would help in the online documentation is a "security checklist"
that rounds up all the various bits that I found on various pages.
Thanks,
Trevor