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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Mainframe Product must implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The application mu...
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  • SRG-APP-000700

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  • The Mainframe Product must disable accounts when the accounts have expired.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality...
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  • SRG-APP-000705

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  • The Mainframe Product must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality...
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  • SRG-APP-000745

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  • The Mainframe Product must implement the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automated mechanisms for centralized reviews and analyses include Security Information and Event Management products.&lt;/Vul...
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  • SRG-APP-000795

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  • The Mainframe Product must alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit information includes all information needed to successfully audit system activity, such as audit records, audit log set...
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  • SRG-APP-000820

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  • The Mainframe Product must implement multifactor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or nonprivileged accounts such that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the system to which the user is attempting to gain access for one of ...
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  • SRG-APP-000825

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  • The Mainframe Product must implement multifactor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or nonprivileged accounts such that the device meets organization-defined strength of mechanism requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the system to which the user is attempting to gain access for one of ...
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  • SRG-APP-000830

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, maintain a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords on an organization-defined frequency.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000835

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords on an organization-defined frequency.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000840

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised directly or indirectly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000845

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000855

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, require immediate selection of a new password upon account recovery.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000860

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000865

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  • The Mainframe Product must, for password-based authentication, employ automated tools to assist the user in selecting strong password authenticators.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...
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  • SRG-APP-000875

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  • The Mainframe Product must for public key-based authentication, implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Public key cryptography is a valid authentication mechanism for individuals, machines, and devices. For PKI solutions, status...
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  • SRG-APP-000880

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  • The Mainframe Product must protect nonlocal maintenance sessions by separating the maintenance session from other network sessions with the system by logically separated communications paths.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are conducted by individuals who communicate through either an external or int...
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  • SRG-APP-000910

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  • The Mainframe Product must include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are certificates with visibility external to organizational systems and certific...
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  • SRG-APP-000915

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  • The Mainframe Product must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic ke...
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  • SRG-APP-000920

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  • The Mainframe Product must synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Time synchronization of system clocks is essential for the correct execution of many system services, including identificatio...
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  • SRG-APP-000925

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