Unified Endpoint Management Server Security Requirements Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The UEM server must prohibit user installation of software by an administrator without the appropriate assigned permission for software installation.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing regular users to install software, without explicit privileges, creates the risk that untested or potentially malici...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000378
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the server configuration.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration may have significant effe...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000381
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must audit the enforcement actions used to restrict access associated with changes to the application.
<VulnDiscussion>Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficul...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000383
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must disable organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and services (within the application) deemed unnecessary and/or non-secure.
<VulnDiscussion>Removal of unneeded or non-secure functions, ports, protocols, and services mitigate the risk of unauthorized connection of d...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000389
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must require users (administrators) to reauthenticate when roles change.
<VulnDiscussion>Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When applic...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000390
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must require end-point devices to reauthenticate when organization-defined circumstances or situations requiring reauthentication.
<VulnDiscussion>This requirement refers to the end-point device user reauthenticating to the device. The following are examples of organizat...Rule Medium Severity -
Before establishing a connection to any endpoint device being managed, the UEM server must establish a trusted path between the server and endpoint that provides assured identification of the end point using a bidirectional authentication mechanism configured with a FIPS-validated Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher block algorithm to authenticate with the device.
<VulnDiscussion>Without device-to-device authentication, communications with malicious devices may be established. Bidirectional authenticati...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000400
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.
<VulnDiscussion>If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. Acc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000401
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server, for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.
<VulnDiscussion>Without configuring a local cache of revocation data, there is the potential to allow access to users who are no longer autho...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000412
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must configure web management tools with FIPS-validated Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher block algorithm to protect the confidentiality of maintenance and diagnostic communications for nonlocal maintenance sessions.
<VulnDiscussion>Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000413
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must verify remote disconnection when non-local maintenance and diagnostic sessions are terminated.
<VulnDiscussion>If the remote connection is not closed and verified as closed, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000427
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...Rule Medium Severity -
The UEM server must only allow the use of DoD PKI established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.
<VulnDiscussion>Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000427
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be configured to use X.509v3 certificates for code signing for system software updates.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical that the UEM server validate code signing certificates for key activities such as code signing for system soft...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000427
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be configured to use X.509v3 certificates for code signing for integrity verification.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical that the UEM server validate code signing certificates for key activities such as code signing for system soft...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000439
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must connect to [assignment: [list of applications]] and managed mobile devices with an authenticated and secure (encrypted) connection to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.
<VulnDiscussion>Applications may include the following: update server, database, and enterprise directory service. Without protection of the ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000447
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
SRG-APP-000501
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be configured to write to the server event log when invalid inputs are received.
<VulnDiscussion>A common vulnerability of applications is unpredictable behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guards ag...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000454
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must remove old software components after updated versions have been installed.
<VulnDiscussion>Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed m...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000456
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be maintained at a supported version.
<VulnDiscussion>The UEM vendor maintains specific product versions for a specific period of time. MDM/EMM server versions no longer supported...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000472
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be configured with the periodicity of the following commands to the agent of six hours or less: - query connectivity status - query the current version of the managed device firmware/software - query the current version of installed mobile applications - read audit logs kept by the managed device.
<VulnDiscussion>Without verification, security functions may not operate correctly and this failure may go unnoticed. Security function is ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000473
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must run a suite of self-tests during initial start-up (power on) to demonstrate correct operation of the server.
<VulnDiscussion>Without verification, security functions may not operate correctly and this failure may go unnoticed. Security function is ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000474
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must alert the system administrator when anomalies in the operation of security functions are discovered.
<VulnDiscussion>If anomalies are not acted upon, security functions may fail to secure the system. Security function is defined as the hard...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000479
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must be configured to verify software updates to the server using a digital signature mechanism prior to installing those updates.
<VulnDiscussion>Unauthorized modifications to software or firmware may be indicative of a sophisticated, targeted cyber-attack. Cryptographic...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000492
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Without generating audit records specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to est...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000495
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000496
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The UEM server must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify security objects occur.
<VulnDiscussion>Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...Rule Medium Severity
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