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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    Group
  • Administrators in the role of Security Administrator, Cryptographic Administrator, or Audit Administrator must not also have the role of Audit Administrator.

    The Palo Alto Networks security platform has both pre-configured and configurable Administrator roles. Administrator roles determine the functions that the administrator is permitted to perform aft...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    Group
  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

    By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    Group
  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must generate an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

    If security personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75%, they are unable to plan for storage capacity expansion. This could lead to the loss of audit informa...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000360-NDM-000295

    Group
  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must have alarms enabled.

    It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impe...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    Group
  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must compare internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with an authoritative time server.

    Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when condu...
    Rule Low Severity

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