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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000164-DB-000401

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    Group
  • Contained databases must use Windows principals.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OS/enterprise authentication and identification must be used (SRG-APP-000023-DB-000001). Native DBMS authentication may be u...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If passwords are used for authentication, SQL Server must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. Authentication based on User ID and Password may be ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000172-DB-000075

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Confidentiality of information during transmission is controlled through the use of an approved TLS version.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is a required security setting as a number of known vulnerabilities have been repor...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000176-DB-000068

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server must enforce authorized access to all PKI private keys stored/utilized by SQL Server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. PKI certificate-based authentication is performed by re...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179-DB-000114

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server must use NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules for cryptographic operations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or not validated cryptographic algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption and digital signatures ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000180-DB-000115

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which include organizational e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-DB-000384

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server must maintain the authenticity of communications sessions by guarding against man-in-the-middle attacks that guess at Session ID values.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;One class of man-in-the-middle, or session hijacking, attack involves the adversary guessing at valid session identifiers bas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231-DB-000154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This control is intended to address the confidentiality and integrity of information at rest in non-mobile devices and covers...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231-DB-000154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Service Master Key must be backed up, stored offline and off-site.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Backup and recovery of the Service Master Key may be critical to the complete recovery of the database. Creating this backup ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231-DB-000154

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Master Key must be backed up, stored offline and off-site.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Backup and recovery of the Master Key may be critical to the complete recovery of the database. Not having this key can lead...
    Rule Medium Severity

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