MS SQL Server 2016 Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000092-DB-000208
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SQL Server must initiate session auditing upon startup.
<VulnDiscussion>Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To be sure of capturing all activity during tho...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000101-DB-000044
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SQL Server must include additional, more detailed, organization-defined information in the audit records for audit events identified by type, location, or subject.
<VulnDiscussion>Information system auditing capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Reconstruction of harmful events or forens...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000109-DB-000049
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SQL Server must by default shut down upon audit failure, to include the unavailability of space for more audit log records; or must be configurable to shut down upon audit failure.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical that when SQL Server is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it takes action to mitigate the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000109-DB-000321
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SQL Server must be configurable to overwrite audit log records, oldest first (First-In-First-Out - FIFO), in the event of unavailability of space for more audit log records.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical that when SQL Server is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it take action to mitigate the f...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000118-DB-000059
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The audit information produced by SQL Server must be protected from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.
<VulnDiscussion>If audit data were to become compromised, then competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially ma...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000122-DB-000203
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SQL Server must protect its audit configuration from authorized and unauthorized access and modification.
<VulnDiscussion>Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, pro...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000133-DB-000179
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SQL Server must limit privileges to change software modules, to include stored procedures, functions and triggers, and links to software external to SQL Server.
<VulnDiscussion>If the system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without u...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000133-DB-000198
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SQL Server software installation account must be restricted to authorized users.
<VulnDiscussion>When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000133-DB-000199
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Database software, including DBMS configuration files, must be stored in dedicated directories, separate from the host OS and other applications.
<VulnDiscussion>When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000141-DB-000090
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Default demonstration and sample databases, database objects, and applications must be removed.
<VulnDiscussion>Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, pr...Rule Medium Severity
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