The operating system must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

From General Purpose Operating System SRG

Part of SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Associated with: CCI-000213

SV-71007r1_rule The operating system must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Vulnerability discussion

To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD systems (e.g., web servers and web portals) must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on the possession of a certificate for access. Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.Access control policies include: identity-based policies, role-based policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms include: access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography. These policies and mechanisms must be employed by the application to control access between users (or processes acting on behalf of users) and objects (e.g., devices, files, records, processes, programs, and domains) in the information system.

Check content

Verify the operating system enforces approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the operating system to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

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