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WEB-126 some additional grammer cleanup and tomcat configuration cleanup

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Welcome to a brief overview of WebGoat.<br>
<h2>Environment Information</h2> <h2>Environment Information</h2>
<p> <p>
WebGoat uses the Apache Tomcat server but can run in any application server. It is configured to run on WebGoat uses the Apache Tomcat server but can run in any application server. It is configured to run on
localhost although this can be easily changed, see the ""Tomcat Configuration"" section in the Introduction. </p> localhost although this can be easily changed, see the "Tomcat Configuration" section in the Introduction. </p>
<h2>The WebGoat Interface</h2> <h2>The WebGoat Interface</h2>
<p> <p>

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and other possible configurations for Tomcat. This is just and other possible configurations for Tomcat. This is just
a short description which should be enough in most cases. For more advanced tasks please a short description which should be enough in most cases. For more advanced tasks please
refer to the Tomcat documentation. Please note that all solutions refer to the Tomcat documentation. Please note that all solutions
are written for the standard configurations on port 80. If you use another port you have are written for the standard configurations on port 80 or 8080. If you use another port you have
to adjust the solution to your configuration.</p> to adjust the solution to your configuration.</p>
<h2>The Standard Configurations</h2> <h2>The Standard Configurations</h2>
<p>There are two standard Tomcat configurations. In the basic configurations you use the server on your localhost. <p>WebGoat has multiple ways of being run. The <a href="https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/wiki/Installation-(WebGoat-6.0)">
Both are identically with the only difference WebGoat Wiki</a> is the best place to find the latest configuration instructions.
that in one tomcat is running on port 80 and 443 (SSL) and in the other tomcat is running on port 8080 and 8443. In Linux you have By default WebGoat will run on port 8080. In the basic configurations you use the server on your localhost.
to start WebGoat as root or with sudo if you want to run it on port 80 and In Linux you have to start WebGoat as root or with sudo if you want to run it on port 80 and
443. 443. Running software as root is dangerous we strongly advice to use
As running software as root is dangerous we strongly advice to use the port 8080 and 8443.
the port 8080 and 8443. In Windows you can
run WebGoat.bat to run it on port 80 and WebGoat_8080.bat to run it on port 8080. In Linux you
can use webgoat.sh and run it with webgoat.sh start80 or webgoat.sh start8080. The user in these
configurations is guest with password guest
</p> </p>
<h2>Server Configurations</h2> <h2>Server Configurations</h2>
@ -31,46 +27,47 @@ the configurations we recommend doing a backup of the files you change.
<h3>Change Ports</h3> <h3>Change Ports</h3>
<p> <p>
To change the ports open the server_80.xml which you find in tomcat/conf and change the To change the ports open Tomcat's server.xml which you find in tomcat/conf and change the
non-SSL port. If you want to use it on port 8079 for example: non-SSL port. If you want to change your
Tomcat server to use it on port 8079 for example:
</p> </p>
<pre> <pre>
&lt;!-- Define a non-SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8079 --&gt; &lt;!-- Define a non-SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8079 --&gt;
&lt;Connector address=&quot;127.0.0.1&quot; port=&quot;8079&quot;... &lt;Connector address=&quot;127.0.0.1&quot; port=&quot;8079&quot;...
</pre> </pre>
<p> <p>
You can also change the SSL connector to another port of course. You can also change the SSL connector to another port of course.
In this example to port 8442: In this example to port 8442:
</p> </p>
<pre> <pre>
&lt;!-- Define a SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8442 --&gt; &lt;!-- Define a SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8442 --&gt;
&lt;Connector address=&quot;127.0.0.1&quot; port=&quot;8442&quot;... &lt;Connector address=&quot;127.0.0.1&quot; port=&quot;8442&quot;...
</pre> </pre>
</p>
You can also modify WebGoat's pom.xml file to change the port. You will need to modify
the tomcat7-maven-plugin plugin configuration.
</p>
<br> <br>
<h3>Make WebGoat Reachable From Another Client</h3> <h3>Make WebGoat Reachable From Another Client</h3>
<p>THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO REALLY ATTACK YOUR SERVER! DO NOT DO THIS <p>THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO REALLY ATTACK YOUR SERVER! DO NOT DO THIS
UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. THIS CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE ONLY USED IN UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. THIS CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE ONLY USED IN
SAFE NETWORKS!</p> SAFE NETWORKS!</p>
<p>By its default configurations WebGoat is only <p>By its default configuration, WebGoat is only
reachable within the localhost. In a laboratory or a class reachable within the localhost. In a laboratory or a class
there is maybe the need of having a server and a few clients. there is maybe the need of having a server and a few clients.
In this case it is possible to make WebGoat reachable. In this case it is possible to make WebGoat reachable.
</p> </p>
<p>The reason why WebGoat is only reachable within the localhost is
the parameter address in the connectors for the non-SSL and SSL connection in server_80.xml. It is set
to 127.0.0.1. The applications only listens on the port of this address for
incoming connections if it is set. If you remove this parameter the server listens on all IPs on the
specific port.</p>
<h3>Permit Only Certain Clients Connection</h3> <h3>Permit Only Certain Client Connection</h3>
<p> <p>
If you have made WebGoat reachable it is reachable for If you have made WebGoat reachable it is reachable for
all clients. If you want to make it reachable only for certain clients specified all clients. If you want to make it reachable only for certain clients specified
by there IP you can archive this by using a 'Remote Address Filter'. by their IP you can archive this by using a 'Remote Address Filter'.
The filter can be set in a whitebox or blackbox approach. Here is The filter can be set in a whitebox or blackbox approach. Here is
only discussed the whitebox approach. You have to add following lines to the Host section of web_80.xml: only discussed the whitebox approach. You have to add following lines to the
Host section of server.xml in your Tomcat server configuration:
</p> </p>
<pre> <pre>
&lt;Valve className=&quot;org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteAddrValve&quot; &lt;Valve className=&quot;org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteAddrValve&quot;