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HPE 3PAR SSMC Operating System Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046

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  • SSMC must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

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  • SSMC must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the struct...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • SSMC must be configured to offload logs to a SIEM that is configured to alert the ISSO or SA when the local built-in admin account (ssmcadmin) is accessed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensure...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144

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  • SSMC must synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than one second.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • For PKI-based authentication, SSMC 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 Medium Severity

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