The application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

From Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001953

SV-84153r1_rule The application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

Vulnerability discussion

The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under HSPD 12, as well as a primary component of layered protection for national security systems.

Check content

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator to identify application access methods. If the application is not PK-enabled due to the hosted data being publicly releasable, this check is not applicable. Ask the application administrator to log on to the application. Have the application admin use their non-privileged credentials. Validate the application prompts the user to provide a certificate from the CAC. If the application allows access without requiring a CAC, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the application to require CAC authentication.

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