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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The application must record a time stamp indicating when the event occurred.

    <VulnDiscussion>It is important to include the time stamps for when an event occurred. Failure to include time stamps in the event logs is de...
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  • SRG-APP-000089

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  • The application must provide audit record generation capability for HTTP headers including User-Agent, Referer, GET, and POST.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;HTTP header information is a critical component of data that is used when evaluating forensic activity. Without the capabili...
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  • SRG-APP-000089

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  • The application must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
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  • SRG-APP-000500

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  • The application must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Knowing when a user’s application session began and when it ended is critical information that aids in forensic analysis.&lt;...
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  • SRG-APP-000507

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  • SRG-APP-000367

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  • The application must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, pro...
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  • SRG-APP-000123

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  • Validity periods must be verified on all application messages using WS-Security or SAML assertions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When using WS-Security in SOAP messages, the application should check the validity of the time stamps with creation and expir...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must ensure messages are encrypted when the SessionIndex is tied to privacy data.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the SessionIndex is tied to privacy data (e.g., attributes containing privacy data) the message should be encrypted. If ...
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  • SRG-APP-000023

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  • SRG-APP-000001

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  • The application must provide a capability to limit the number of logon sessions per user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an application. Lim...
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  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The application must clear temporary storage and cookies when the session is terminated.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Persistent cookies are a primary means by which a web application will store application state and user information. Since H...
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  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The application must automatically terminate the non-privileged user session and log off non-privileged users after a 15 minute idle time period has elapsed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving a user’s application session established for an indefinite period of time increases the risk of session hijacking. S...
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  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The application must automatically terminate the admin user session and log off admin users after a 10 minute idle time period is exceeded.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving an admin user's application session established for an indefinite period of time increases the risk of session hijack...
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  • SRG-APP-000296

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  • Applications requiring user access authentication must provide a logoff capability for user initiated communication session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an application session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker. Applica...
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  • SRG-APP-000297

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  • The application must display an explicit logoff message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user is not explicitly notified that their application session has been terminated, they cannot be certain that their se...
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  • SRG-APP-000311

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  • The application must associate organization-defined types of security attributes having organization-defined security attribute values with information in storage.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the association of security attributes to information, there is no basis for the application to make security related...
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  • SRG-APP-000313

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  • The application must associate organization-defined types of security attributes having organization-defined security attribute values with information in process.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the association of security attributes to information, there is no basis for the application to make security related...
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  • SRG-APP-000314

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  • The application must associate organization-defined types of security attributes having organization-defined security attribute values with information in transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the association of security attributes to information, there is no basis for the application to make security related...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
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  • SRG-APP-000015

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  • The application must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without integrity protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote acces...
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  • SRG-APP-000015

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  • Applications with SOAP messages requiring integrity must include the following message elements:-Message ID-Service Request-Timestamp-SAML Assertion (optionally included in messages) and all elements of the message must be digitally signed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Digitally signed SOAP messages provide message integrity and authenticity of the signer of the message independent of the tra...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • Messages protected with WS_Security must use time stamps with creation and expiration times.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The lack of time stamps could lead to the eventual replay of the message, leaving the application susceptible to replay event...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must ensure each unique asserting party provides unique assertion ID references for each SAML assertion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SAML is a standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains. SAML uses security tokens c...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must ensure encrypted assertions, or equivalent confidentiality protections are used when assertion data is passed through an intermediary, and confidentiality of the assertion data is required when passing through the intermediary.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SAML is a standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains. SAML uses security tokens ...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must use the NotOnOrAfter condition when using the SubjectConfirmation element in a SAML assertion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SAML is a standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains. SAML uses security tokens ...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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  • The application must use both the NotBefore and NotOnOrAfter elements or OneTimeUse element when using the Conditions element in a SAML assertion.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SAML is a standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains. SAML uses security tokens ...
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  • SRG-APP-000014

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