Skip to content

III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000297-CTR-000705

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must display an explicit logout message indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communication sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The OpenShift CLI tool includes an explicit logout option. The web console's default logout will invalidate the user's sess...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000342-CTR-000775

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Container images instantiated by OpenShift must execute using least privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Container images running on OpenShift must support running as any arbitrary UID. OpenShift will then assign a random, nonpriv...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000357-CTR-000800

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one weeks' worth of audit records, when audit records are not immediately sent to a central audit record storage facility.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure RHCOS has a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, operating systems need to be able to allo...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000360-CTR-000815

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must configure Alert Manger Receivers to notify SA and ISSO of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

    &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-000381-CTR-000905

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must enforce access restrictions and support auditing of the enforcement actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing access restrictions helps protect the OpenShift environment and its resources from unauthorized access, misuse, or ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000384-CTR-000915

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must prevent the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Integrity of the OpenShift platform is handled by the cluster version operator. The cluster version operator will by default ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000400-CTR-000960

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must set server token max age no greater than eight hours.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The setting for OAuth server token max age is used to control the maximum duration for which an issued OAuth access token rem...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000414-CTR-001010

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Vulnerability scanning applications must implement privileged access authorization to all OpenShift components, containers, and container images for selected organization-defined vulnerability scanning activities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OpenShift uses service accounts to provide applications running on or off the platform access to the API service using the en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000429-CTR-001060

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift keystore must implement encryption to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information at rest within the container platform.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, etcd data is not encrypted in OpenShift Container Platform. Enable etcd encryption for the cluster to provide an ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000435-CTR-001070

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must protect against or limit the effects of all types of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards by including a default resource quota.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DNS attacks that are internal to the container platform (exploited or otherwise malicious applications) can have a limited bl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000435-CTR-001070

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must protect against or limit the effects of all types of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks by defining resource quotas on a namespace.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OpenShift allows administrators to define resource quotas on a namespace basis. This allows tailoring of the shared resources...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000439-CTR-001080

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OpenShift provides for two types of application level ingress types, Routes, and Ingresses. Routes have been a part of OpenSh...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000450-CTR-001105

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) must implement nonexecutable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The NX bit is a hardware feature that prevents the execution of code from data memory regions. By enabling NX bit execute pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000450-CTR-001105

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) must implement ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) from unauthorized code execution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ASLR is a security technique that randomizes the memory layout of processes, making it more difficult for attackers to predic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000454-CTR-001110

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must remove old components after updated versions have been installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Previous versions of OpenShift components that are not removed from the container platform after updates have been installed ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-CTR-001125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must contain the latest images with most recent updates and execute within the container platform runtime as authorized by IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical to the security and stability of the container platform and the software services running on the platform to e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-CTR-001130

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift runtime must have updates installed within the period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OpenShift runtime must be carefully monitored for vulnerabilities, and when problems are detected, they must be remediated qu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000472-CTR-001170

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Compliance Operator must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Compliance Operator enables continuous compliance monitoring within OpenShift. It regularly assesses the environment agai...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000473-CTR-001175

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon startup and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorization (i.e.,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit records provide a crucial source of information for security monitoring and incident response. By generating audit reco...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000496-CTR-001240

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify security objects occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;OpenShift and its components must generate audit records when modifying security objects. All the components must use the sam...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000499-CTR-001255

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit records for unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges help in identifying unauthorized activities or potential attacks...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000501-CTR-001265

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By generating audit records for security object deletions, OpenShift enables administrators and security teams to track and i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000503-CTR-001275

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • OpenShift must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit records provide valuable information for security monitoring and intrusion detection. By generating audit logs for logo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000504-CTR-001280

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) must be configured to audit the loading and unloading of dynamic kernel modules.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By generating audit logs for the loading and unloading of dynamic kernel modules, OpenShift enables administrators and securi...
    Rule Medium Severity

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

Capacity
Modules