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I - Mission Critical Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000023-NDM-000205

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    Group
  • Access to the MQ Appliance network element must use two or more authentication servers for the purpose of granting administrative access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;All accounts used for access to the MQ Appliance network device are privileged or system-level accounts. Therefore, if accoun...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000025-NDM-000207

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device access must automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Since the accounts in the MQ Appliance network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000068-NDM-000215

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of the DoD-approved use notification before granting access to the MQ Appliance network device ensures privacy and se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000079-NDM-000219

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must notify the administrator of changes to access and/or privilege parameters of the administrator account that occurred since the last logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing administrators with information regarding security-related changes to their account allows them to determine if any...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080-NDM-000220

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must protect against an individual (or process acting on behalf of an individual) falsely denying having performed organization-defined actions to be covered by non-repudiation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement supports non-repudiation of actions taken by an administrator and is required in order to maintain the integ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000108-NDM-000232

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must alert the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and System Administrator (SA) (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000125-NDM-000241

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must back up audit records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Regularly backing up audit records to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000246

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational administrators (or processes acting on behalf of organizational administrators).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access to the MQ Appliance, organizational administrators must be unique...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000346

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    Group
  • In the event the authentication server is unavailable, the MQ Appliance must provide one local account created for emergency administration use.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authentication for administrative (privileged level) access to the MQ Appliance is required at all times. An account can be c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000149-NDM-000247

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authenticated access to the MQ Appliance. Factors in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000156-NDM-000250

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    Group
  • When connecting to the MQ Appliance network device using the WebGUI, it must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the MQ Appliance. Authentication sessions between the authe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000165-NDM-000253

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex passwords helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000174-NDM-000261

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    Group
  • Authorization for access to the MQ Appliance network device must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000175-NDM-000262

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    Group
  • WebGUI access to the MQ Appliance network device, when using PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000177-NDM-000263

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    Group
  • WebGUI access to the MQ Appliance network device must map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authorization for access to any MQ Appliance network device requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179-NDM-000265

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    Group
  • The MQ Appliance network device must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000186-NDM-000266

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    Group
  • The WebGUI of the MQ Appliance network device must terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is completed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; If an MQ Appliance device management session or connection remains open after management is completed, it may be hijacked by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000190-NDM-000267

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    Group
  • The WebGUI of the MQ Appliance network device must terminate all network connections associated with a device management session at the end of the session, or the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000190-NDM-000267

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    Group
  • The SSH CLI of the MQ Appliance network device must terminate all network connections associated with a device management session at the end of the session, or the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity

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