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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000179

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    Group
  • The application server must utilize FIPS 140-2 approved encryption modules when authenticating users and processes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000181

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    Group
  • The application server must provide a log reduction capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to generate on-demand reports, including after the log data has been subjected to log reduction, greatly facilita...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000206

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    Group
  • The application server must identify prohibited mobile code.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded an...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211

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    Group
  • The application server must separate hosted application functionality from application server management functionality.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application server consists of the management interface and hosted applications. By separating the management interface ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000219

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    Group
  • The application server must be configured to mutually authenticate connecting proxies, application servers or gateways.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application architecture may sometimes require a configuration where an application server is placed behind a web proxy, an a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000220

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    Group
  • The application server must invalidate session identifiers upon user logout or other session termination.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If communications sessions remain open for extended periods of time even when unused, there is the potential for an adversary...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223

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    Group
  • The application server must generate a unique session identifier for each session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unique session IDs are the opposite of sequentially generated session IDs, which can be easily guessed by an attacker. Unique...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000223

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    Group
  • The application server must recognize only system-generated session identifiers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement focuses on communications protection at the application session, versus network packet level. The intent of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224

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    Group
  • The application server must generate a unique session identifier using a FIPS 140-2 approved random number generator.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application server will use session IDs to communicate between modules or applications within the application server and ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225

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    Group
  • The application server must be configured to perform complete application deployments.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225

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    Group
  • The application server must provide a clustering capability.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement is dependent upon system MAC and confidentiality. If the system MAC and confidentiality levels do not specif...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000225

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    Group
  • The application server must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Fail-secure is a condition achieved by the application server in order to ensure that in the event of an operational failure,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231

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    Group
  • The application server must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When data is written to digital media such as hard drives, mobile computers, external/removable hard drives, personal digital...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000231

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    Group
  • The application server must employ cryptographic mechanisms to ensure confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest when stored off-line.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This control is intended to address the confidentiality and integrity of information at rest in non-mobile devices and covers...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251

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    Group
  • The application server must check the validity of all data inputs to the management interface, except those specifically identified by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into an applications data entry field and the application is...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266

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    Group
  • The application server must identify potentially security-relevant error conditions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The structure and content of error messages need to be carefully considered by the organization and development team. Any ap...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266

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    Group
  • The application server must only generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing sensitive or potentially harmful information in error logs and administrative messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any application providing too much information in error logs and in administrative messages to the screen risks compromising ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000267

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    Group
  • The application server must restrict error messages only to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application provides too much information in error logs and administrative messages to the screen, this could lead to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000290

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    Group
  • The application server must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of log tools.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting the integrity of the tools used for logging purposes is a critical step in ensuring the integrity of log data. Log...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000295

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    Group
  • The application server must automatically terminate a user session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring a session disconnect.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An attacker can take advantage of user sessions that are left open, thus bypassing the user authentication process. To thwar...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000296

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    Group
  • The application server management interface must provide a logout capability for user-initiated communication session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an application server management interface session, the session may remain open and be exploi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000297

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    Group
  • The application server management interface must display an explicit logout message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing a logout capability to the user allows the user to explicitly close a session and free those resources used during ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000313

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    Group
  • The application server must associate organization-defined types of security attributes having organization-defined security attribute values with information in process.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application server provides a framework for applications to communicate between each other to form an overall well-design...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000314

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    Group
  • The application server must associate organization-defined types of security attributes having organization-defined security attribute values with information in transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application server provides a framework for applications to communicate between each other to form an overall well-design...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000315

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    Group
  • The application server must control remote access methods.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application servers provide remote access capability and must be able to enforce remote access policy requirements or work in...
    Rule Medium Severity

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