NetApp ONTAP DSC 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000003-NDM-000202
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to create a session lock after 15 minutes.
<VulnDiscussion>A session lock is a temporary network device or administrator-initiated action taken when the administrator stops work but do...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must automatically audit account-enabling actions.
<VulnDiscussion>Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000346
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured with only one local account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable.
<VulnDiscussion>Authentication for administrative (privileged-level) access to the device is required at all times. An account can be created...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce administrator privileges based on their defined roles.
<VulnDiscussion>To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-ap...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000340-NDM-000288
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or proce...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive failed logon attempts.
<VulnDiscussion>By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000068-NDM-000215
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
<VulnDiscussion>Display of the DoD-approved use notification before granting access to the network device ensures privacy and security notifi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000357-NDM-000293
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit records are stored on staging volumes when auditing is enabled. If the staging volumes do not exist when auditing is en...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000360-NDM-000295
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must have audit guarantee enabled.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000373-NDM-000298
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to synchronize internal information system clocks using redundant authoritative time sources.
<VulnDiscussion>The loss of connectivity to a particular authoritative time source will result in the loss of time synchronization (free-run ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000374-NDM-000299
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
<VulnDiscussion>If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analys...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000380-NDM-000304
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the device configuration.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to device configuration may have significant effects o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to use an authentication server to provide multifactor authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to conduct backups of system level information.
<VulnDiscussion>System-level information includes default and customized settings and security attributes, including ACLs that relate to the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000344
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must use DoD-approved PKI rather than proprietary or self-signed device certificates.
<VulnDiscussion>Each organization obtains user certificates from an approved, shared service provider as required by OMB policy. For federal ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and/or nonsecure functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.
<VulnDiscussion>In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e....Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000153-NDM-000249
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to authenticate each administrator prior to authorizing privileges based on assignment of group or role.
<VulnDiscussion>To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, administrators must be individually identified and authe...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000156-NDM-000250
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileges accounts.
<VulnDiscussion>A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the application. Authentication sessions between the authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using FIPS-validated Keyed-HMAC.
<VulnDiscussion>Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. B...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000347
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must authenticate NTP sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.
<VulnDiscussion>If Network Time Protocol (NTP) is not authenticated, an attacker can introduce a rogue NTP server. This rogue server can then...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ONTAP must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity
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