Messages protected with WS_Security must use time stamps with creation and expiration times.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The lack of time stamps could lead to the eventual replay of the message, leaving the application susceptible to replay events which may result in an immediate loss of confidentiality.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-222399r879519_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Design and configure applications using WS-Security messages to use time stamps with creation and expiration times and sequence numbers.