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IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • WebGUI access to the MQ Appliance network device must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

    The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • WebGUI access to the MQ Appliance network device must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

    The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The MQ Appliance network device must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

    Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators. If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be ques...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The MQ Appliance network device must generate audit records when concurrent logons from different workstations occur.

    Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The MQ Appliance network device must use automated mechanisms to alert security personnel to threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs) and in association with CJCSM 6510.01B.

    By immediately displaying an alarm message, potential security violations can be identified more quickly even when administrators are not logged into the MQ Appliance network device. An example of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The MQ Appliance network device must support organizational requirements to conduct backups of system level information contained in the information system when changes occur or weekly, whichever is sooner.

    System-level information includes default and customized settings and security attributes, including ACLs that relate to the MQ Appliance network device configuration, as well as software required ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The MQ Appliance network device must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

    For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved, shared service provider as required by OMB policy. For federal agencies operating a legacy public key infrastructure ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SSH CLI access to the MQ Appliance management interface must be restricted to approved management workstations.

    The approved method for authenticating to systems is via two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication is defined as using something you have (e.g., CAC or token) and something you know (e.g...
    Rule Medium Severity

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