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IBM DataPower ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000138-ALG-000088

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  • The DataPower Gateway must enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information within the network based on attribute- and content-based inspection of the source, destination, headers, and/or content of the communications traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network. The flow of all network traffic m...
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  • SRG-NET-000019-ALG-000018

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  • The DataPower Gateway must restrict or block harmful or suspicious communications traffic by controlling the flow of information between interconnected networks based on attribute- and content-based inspection of the source, destination, headers, and/or content of the communications traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network and between interconnected network...
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  • SRG-NET-000041-ALG-000022

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user access control intermediary services must display the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the network ensures privacy and security no...
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  • SRG-NET-000042-ALG-000023

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user access control intermediary services must retain the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until users acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The banner must be acknowledged by the user prior to allowing the user access to the network. This provides assurance that th...
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  • SRG-NET-000043-ALG-000024

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user access control intermediary services for publicly accessible applications must display the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible network element ens...
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  • SRG-NET-000062-ALG-000011

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing intermediary services for remote access communications traffic must use encryption services that implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
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  • SRG-NET-000062-ALG-000092

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  • The DataPower Gateway that stores secret or private keys must use FIPS-approved key management technology and processes in the production and control of private/secret cryptographic keys.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Private key data is used to prove that the entity presenting a public key certificate is the certificate's rightful owner. Co...
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  • SRG-NET-000062-ALG-000150

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  • The DataPower Gateway that provides intermediary services for TLS must be configured to comply with the required TLS settings in NIST SP 800-52.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SP 800-52 provides guidance on using the most secure version and configuration of the TLS/SSL protocol. Using older unauthori...
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  • SRG-NET-000063-ALG-000012

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing intermediary services for remote access communications traffic must use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acce...
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  • SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054

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  • The DataPower Gateway must send an alert to, at a minimum, the ISSO and SCA when an audit processing failure occurs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
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  • SRG-NET-000098-ALG-000056

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  • The DataPower Gateway must protect audit information from unauthorized read access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means...
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  • SRG-NET-000132-ALG-000087

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  • The DataPower Gateway must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e....
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  • SRG-NET-000138-ALG-000063

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user access control intermediary services must be configured with a pre-established trust relationship and mechanisms with appropriate authorities (e.g., Active Directory or AAA server) which validate user account access authorizations and privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User account and privilege validation must be centralized in order to prevent unauthorized access using changed or revoked pr...
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  • SRG-NET-000138-ALG-000089

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must restrict user authentication traffic to specific authentication server(s).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User authentication can be used as part of the policy filtering rule sets. Some URLs or network resources can be restricted t...
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  • SRG-NET-000140-ALG-000094

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to ...
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  • SRG-NET-000147-ALG-000095

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the application. Authentication sessions between the authen...
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  • SRG-NET-000164-ALG-000100

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  • The DataPower Gateway that provides intermediary services for TLS must validate certificates used for TLS functions by performing RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA)...
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  • SRG-NET-000166-ALG-000101

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing PKI-based user authentication intermediary services must map authenticated identities to the user account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure on...
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  • SRG-NET-000169-ALG-000102

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Lack of authentication enables anyone to gain access to the network or possibly a network element that provides opportunity f...
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  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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  • The DataPower Gateway providing content filtering must not have a front side handler configured facing an internal network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS attacks can take multiple forms but have the common objective of overloading or blocking a network or host to deny or ser...
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  • SRG-NET-000230-ALG-000113

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  • The DataPower Gateway must protect the authenticity of communications sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authenticity protection provides protection against man-in-the-middle attacks/session hijacking and the insertion of false in...
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  • SRG-NET-000231-ALG-000114

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  • The DataPower Gateway must invalidate session identifiers upon user logout or other session termination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Captured sessions can be reused in "replay" attacks. This requirement limits the ability of adversaries from capturing and co...
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  • SRG-NET-000233-ALG-000115

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  • The DataPower Gateway must recognize only system-generated session identifiers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network elements (depending on function) utilize sessions and session identifiers to control application behavior and user ac...
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  • SRG-NET-000236-ALG-000119

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