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Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The operating system must employ automated mechanisms, per organization-defined frequency, to detect the addition of unauthorized components/devices into the operating system.

    Addition of unauthorized code or packages may result in data corruption or theft.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must disable information system functionality that provides the capability for automatic execution of code on mobile devices without user direction.

    Mobile devices include portable storage media (e.g., USB memory sticks, external hard disk drives) and portable computing and communications devices with information storage capability (e.g., noteb...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must employ cryptographic mechanisms to recognize changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical measures.

    Ensuring that transmitted information is not altered during transmission requires the operating system take feasible measures to employ transmission layer security. This requirement applies to comm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must protect the confidentiality of transmitted information.

    Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system take feasible measures to employ transmission layer security. This requirement applies to communications across...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect information in storage.

    When data is written to digital media, such as hard drives, mobile computers, external/removable hard drives, personal digital assistants, flash/thumb drives, etc., there is risk of data loss and d...
    Rule Low Severity

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