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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000411

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  • Applications used for non-local maintenance sessions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of non-local maintenance and diagnostic communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Privileged access contains control and configuration information which is particularly sensitive, so additional protections a...
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  • SRG-APP-000412

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  • Applications used for non-local maintenance sessions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of non-local maintenance and diagnostic communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Privileged access contains control and configuration information which is particularly sensitive, so additional protections a...
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  • SRG-APP-000413

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  • Applications used for non-local maintenance sessions must verify remote disconnection at the termination of non-local maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Non-local maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network...
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  • SRG-APP-000185

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  • The application must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of non-local maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If maintenance tools are used by unauthorized personnel, they may accidentally or intentionally damage or compromise the syst...
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  • SRG-APP-000186

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  • The application must terminate all sessions and network connections when non-local maintenance is completed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a maintenance session or connection remains open after maintenance is completed, it may be hijacked by an attacker and use...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The application must not be vulnerable to race conditions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A race condition is a timing event within an application that can become a security vulnerability. A race condition can occu...
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  • SRG-APP-000190

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  • If the application contains classified data, a Security Classification Guide must exist containing data elements and their classification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without a classification guide the marking, storage, and output media of classified material can be inadvertently mixed with ...
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  • The application must terminate all network connections associated with a communications session at the end of the session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Networked applications routinely open connections to and from other systems as part of their design and function. When conne...
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  • SRG-APP-000514

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  • The application must utilize FIPS-validated cryptographic modules when signing application components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications that distribute components of the application must sign the components to provide an identity assurance to consu...
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  • SRG-APP-000514

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  • The application must utilize FIPS-validated cryptographic modules when generating cryptographic hashes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000514

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  • The application must utilize FIPS-validated cryptographic modules when protecting unclassified information that requires cryptographic protection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The applicatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000514

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  • Applications making SAML assertions must use FIPS-approved random numbers in the generation of SessionIndex in the SAML element AuthnStatement.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A predictable SessionIndex could lead to an attacker computing a future SessionIndex, thereby, possibly compromising the appl...
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  • SRG-APP-000211

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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The application user interface must be either physically or logically separated from data storage and management interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application management functionality includes functions necessary for administration and requires privileged user access. All...
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  • SRG-APP-000219

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  • The application must set the HTTPOnly flag on session cookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;HTTPOnly is a flag included in a Set-Cookie HTTP response header. If the HTTPOnly flag is included in the HTTP response heade...
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  • SRG-APP-000219

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  • The application must set the secure flag on session cookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many web development frameworks such as PHP, .NET, ASP as well as application servers include their own mechanisms for sessio...
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  • SRG-APP-000219

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  • The application must not expose session IDs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authenticity protection provides protection against man-in-the-middle attacks/session hijacking and the insertion of false in...
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  • SRG-APP-000220

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  • Applications must use system-generated session identifiers that protect against session fixation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Session fixation allows an attacker to hijack a valid user’s application session. The attack focuses on the manner in which a...
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  • SRG-APP-000223

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  • Applications must validate session identifiers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many web development frameworks such as PHP, .NET, and ASP include their own mechanisms for session management. Whenever poss...
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  • SRG-APP-000223

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  • Applications must not use URL embedded session IDs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many web development frameworks such as PHP, .NET, and ASP include their own mechanisms for session management. Whenever poss...
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  • SRG-APP-000223

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  • The application must not re-use or recycle session IDs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many web development frameworks such as PHP, .NET, and ASP include their own mechanisms for session management. Whenever poss...
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  • SRG-APP-000224

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  • The application must use the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2-validated cryptographic modules and random number generator if the application implements encryption, key exchange, digital signature, and hash functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Sequentially generated session IDs can be easily guessed by an attacker. Employing the concept of randomness in the generatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000427

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  • The application must only allow the use of DoD-approved certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...
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  • SRG-APP-000225

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  • The application must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to a known safe state helps prevent systems from failing to a state that may cause loss of data or unauthorized acces...
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  • SRG-APP-000226

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  • In the event of a system failure, applications must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to mission processes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Fa...
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  • SRG-APP-000231

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  • The application must protect the confidentiality and integrity of stored information when required by DoD policy or the information owner.

    &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...
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