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CA API Gateway ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000166-ALG-000101

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  • The CA API Gateway providing PKI-based user authentication intermediary services must map authenticated identities to the user account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure on...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000169-ALG-000102

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Lack of authentication enables anyone to gain access to the network or possibly a network element that provides opportunity f...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must block outbound traffic containing known and unknown Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to protect against the use of internal information systems to launch any DoS attacks against other networks or endpoints.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS attacks can take multiple forms but have the common objective of overloading or blocking a network or host to deny or ser...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000213-ALG-000107

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  • The CA API Gateway must terminate all network connections associated with a Policy Manager session at the end of the session or as follows: for in-band management sessions (privileged sessions), the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity within the Policy Manager, and for user sessions simply viewing the contents of Policy Manager or viewing Audit Logs for tracking purposes (non-privileged session), the session must be terminated after 15 minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000228-ALG-000108

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway must detect, at a minimum, mobile code that is unsigned or exhibiting unusual behavior, has not undergone a risk assessment, or is prohibited for use based on a risk assessment.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000230-ALG-000113

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway must protect the authenticity of communications sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authenticity protection provides protection against man-in-the-middle attacks/session hijacking and the insertion of false in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000231-ALG-000114

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway must invalidate session identifiers upon user logout or other session termination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Captured sessions can be reused in "replay" attacks. This requirement limits the ability of adversaries from capturing and co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000234-ALG-000116

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  • The CA API Gateway must generate unique session identifiers using a FIPS 140-2 approved random number generator.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Sequentially generated session IDs can be easily guessed by an attacker. Employing the concept of randomness in the generatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000246-ALG-000132

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must integrate with an ICAP-enabled Intrusion Detection System that updates malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. In order to m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000248-ALG-000133

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must be configured to perform real-time scans of files from external sources at network entry/exit points as they are downloaded and prior to being opened or executed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious code includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware. The code provides the ability for a malicious user to rea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000134

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  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must block malicious code upon detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Taking an appropriate action based on local organizational incident handling procedures minimizes the impact of malicious cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000145

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  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must delete or quarantine malicious code in response to malicious code detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Taking an appropriate action based on local organizational incident handling procedures minimizes the impact of malicious cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000146

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must require users to reauthenticate when organization-defined circumstances or situations require reauthentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. In addition ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must send an immediate (within seconds) alert to the system administrator, at a minimum, in response to malicious code detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, which will impede the ab...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000251-ALG-000131

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  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must automatically update malicious code protection mechanisms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The malicious software detection functionality on network elements needs to be constantly updated in order to identify new th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000273-ALG-000129

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  • The CA API Gateway must generate error messages that provide the information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. Org...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000288-ALG-000109

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must block or restrict detected prohibited mobile code.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000289-ALG-000110

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  • SRG-NET-000339-ALG-000090

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    Group
  • The CA API Gateway providing content filtering must prevent the download of prohibited mobile code.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000313-ALG-000010

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  • The CA API Gateway providing intermediary services for remote access communications traffic must control remote access methods.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote access devices, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, that lack automated ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000014

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  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering must prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000151

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    Group
  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering must prevent code injection attacks launched against application objects including, at a minimum, application URLs and application code.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000152

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  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering must prevent SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000319-ALG-000015

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    Group
  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering must detect code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000319-ALG-000020

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    Group
  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering must detect SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000319-ALG-000153

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    Group
  • To protect against data mining, the CA API Gateway providing content filtering as part of its intermediary services must detect code injection attacks launched against application objects including, at a minimum, application URLs and application code.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity

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