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CA API Gateway ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-NET-000400-ALG-000097
The CA API Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.
The CA API Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.
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The CA API Gateway providing user authentication intermediary services must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised. This requirement applies to ALGs that provide user authentication intermediary services. This does not apply to authentication for the purpose of configuring the device itself (device management). The CA API Gateway must require SSL or TLS when accessing a Registered Service. By requiring SSL or TLS to access a Registered Service, passwords will be encrypted by the CA API Gateway even if the back-end server does not require passwords to be encrypted or have SSL enabled.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>