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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The application must allow the use of a temporary password for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of passwords for application authentication is intended only for limited situations and should not be used as a replaceme...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The application password must not be changeable by users other than the administrator or the user with which the password is associated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application allows user A to change user B's password, user B can be locked out of the application, and user A is pro...
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  • SRG-APP-000400

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  • The application must terminate existing user sessions upon account deletion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application must ensure that a user does not retain any rights that may have been granted or retain access to the applica...
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  • SRG-APP-000175

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  • The application, when utilizing PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate n...
    Rule High Severity
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  • The application, when using PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the private key is discovered, an attacker can use the key to authenticate as an authorized user and gain access to the ne...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000177

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  • The application must map the authenticated identity to the individual user or group account for PKI-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to a corresponding user account, the ability to determine the identity o...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000401

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  • The application, 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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A local cache of revocation data is also known as a CRL list. This list contains a list of revoked certificates and can be pe...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000178

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  • The application must not display passwords/PINs as clear text.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fro...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000179

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  • The application must destroy the session ID value and/or cookie on logoff or browser close.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many web development frameworks such as PHP, .NET, and ASP include their own mechanisms for session management. Whenever poss...
    Rule High Severity
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  • The application must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A cryptographic module is a hardware or software device or component that performs cryptographic operations securely within a...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000180

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  • The application must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Lack of authentication and identification enables non-organizational users to gain access to the application or possibly othe...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-APP-000402

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