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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • At least one tester must be designated to test for security flaws in addition to functional testing.

    <VulnDiscussion>If there is no person designated to test for security flaws, vulnerabilities can potentially be missed during testing. This ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • An application code review must be performed on the application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A code review is a systematic evaluation of computer source code conducted for the purposes of identifying and remediating th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Code coverage statistics must be maintained for each release of the application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing application development work. Code coverage...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • Flaws found during a code review must be tracked in a defect tracking system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing application development work. If flaws are ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • The changes to the application must be assessed for IA and accreditation impact prior to implementation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When changes are made to an application, either in the code or in the configuration of underlying components such as the OS o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group

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