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General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000185

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  • The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000191

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  • The operating system must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: continuously, 30 days, and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the use of automated mechanisms to scan for security flaws on a continuous and/or periodic basis, the operating syste...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000205

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  • The operating system must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the struct...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206

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  • The operating system must reveal error messages only to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000228

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  • Any publically accessible connection to the operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD 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 operating system en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000239

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  • The operating system must audit all account modifications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000240

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  • The operating system must audit all account disabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When operating system accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000241

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  • The operating system must audit all account removal actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When operating system accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250

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  • The operating system must implement 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...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000254

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  • The operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit sy...
    Rule Medium Severity

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