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The MySQL Database Server 8.0 must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which include organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors, guest researchers, individuals from allied nations). Non-organizational users will be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization when related to the use of anonymous access, such as accessing a web server. Accordingly, a risk assessment is used in determining the authentication needs of the organization. Scalability, practicality, and security are simultaneously considered in balancing the need to ensure ease of use for access to federal information and information systems with the need to protect and adequately mitigate risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-235149r879617_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure MySQL Database Server 8.0 settings to uniquely identify and authenticate all non-organizational users who log on to the system.

Ensure all logins are uniquely identifiable and authenticate all non-organizational users who log on to the system. This likely would be done by ensuring mapping of MySQL accounts to individual accounts. Verify server documentation to ensure accounts are documented and unique.