Security Requirements Guide - General Purpose Operating System STIG V2R3

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SRG-OS-000001-GPOS-00001 The operating system must provide automated mechanisms for supporting account management functions.
SRG-OS-000002-GPOS-00002 The operating system must automatically remove or disable temporary user accounts after 72 hours.
SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004 The operating system must audit all account creations.
SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005 The operating system must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.
SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006 The operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system.
SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007 The operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner until users acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access.
SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008 The operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.
SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009 The operating system must retain a users session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.
SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010 The operating system must initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity for all connection types.
SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011 The operating system must provide the capability for users to directly initiate a session lock for all connection types.
SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012 The operating system must conceal, via the session lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image.
SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013 The operating system must monitor remote access methods.
SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014 The operating system must implement DoD-approved encryption to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.
SRG-OS-000038-GPOS-00016 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SRG-OS-000040-GPOS-00018 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.
SRG-OS-000041-GPOS-00019 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish the outcome of the events.
SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020 The operating system must generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.
SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00021 The operating system must produce audit records containing the individual identities of group account users.
SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022 The operating system must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.
SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023 The operating system must shut down by default upon audit failure (unless availability is an overriding concern).
SRG-OS-000051-GPOS-00024 The operating system must provide the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.
SRG-OS-000054-GPOS-00025 The operating system must provide the capability to filter audit records for events of interest based upon all audit fields within audit records.
SRG-OS-000055-GPOS-00026 The operating system must use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.
SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027 The operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized read access.
SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028 The operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029 The operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031 The operating system must provide audit record generation capability for DoD-defined auditable events for all operating system components.
SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032 The operating system must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.
SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur.
SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034 The operating system, for PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.
SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035 The operating system, for PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036 The operating system must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.
SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037 The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.
SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038 The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.
SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039 The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040 The operating system must require the change of at least 50% of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041 The operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.
SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042 The operating system must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043 Operating systems must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044 Operating systems must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045 The operating system must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.
SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046 The operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047 The operating system must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 The operating system must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 The operating system must be configured to disable non-essential capabilities.
SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050 The operating system must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051 The operating system must uniquely identify and must authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).
SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052 The operating system must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053 The operating system must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054 The operating system must use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055 The operating system must use multifactor authentication for local access to non-privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056 The operating system must require individuals to be authenticated with an individual authenticator prior to using a group authenticator.
SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057 The operating system must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058 The operating system must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to non-privileged accounts.
SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059 The operating system must uniquely identify peripherals before establishing a connection.
SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060 The operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.
SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061 The operating system must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.
SRG-OS-000121-GPOS-00062 The operating system must uniquely identify and must authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).
SRG-OS-000122-GPOS-00063 The operating system must provide an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
SRG-OS-000123-GPOS-00064 The information system must automatically remove or disable emergency accounts after the crisis is resolved or 72 hours.
SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065 The operating system must employ strong authenticators in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.
SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066 The operating system must terminate all sessions and network connections related to nonlocal maintenance when nonlocal maintenance is completed.
SRG-OS-000132-GPOS-00067 The operating system must separate user functionality (including user interface services) from operating system management functionality.
SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068 The operating system must isolate security functions from nonsecurity functions.
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069 Operating systems must prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.
SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071 The operating system must manage excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072 The operating system must terminate all network connections associated with a communications session at the end of the session, or as follows: for in-band management sessions (privileged sessions), the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity; and for user sessions (non-privileged session), the session must be terminated after 15 minutes of inactivity, except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.
SRG-OS-000184-GPOS-00078 The operating system must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079 The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.
SRG-OS-000191-GPOS-00080 The operating system must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: continuously, where Endpoint Security Solution (ESS) is used; 30 days, for any additional internal network scans not covered by ESS; and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).
SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083 The operating system must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084 The operating system must reveal error messages only to authorized users.
SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088 Any publically accessible connection to the operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the system.
SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089 The operating system must audit all account modifications.
SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090 The operating system must audit all account disabling actions.
SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091 The operating system must audit all account removal actions.
SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093 The operating system must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.
SRG-OS-000254-GPOS-00095 The operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.
SRG-OS-000255-GPOS-00096 The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.
SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097 The operating system must protect audit tools from unauthorized access.
SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098 The operating system must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.
SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099 The operating system must protect audit tools from unauthorized deletion.
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 The operating system must limit privileges to change software resident within software libraries.
SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101 The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SRG-OS-000269-GPOS-00103 In the event of a system failure, the operating system must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to mission processes.
SRG-OS-000274-GPOS-00104 The operating system must notify system administrators and ISSOs when accounts are created.
SRG-OS-000275-GPOS-00105 The operating system must notify system administrators and ISSOs when accounts are modified.
SRG-OS-000276-GPOS-00106 The operating system must notify system administrators and ISSOs when accounts are disabled.
SRG-OS-000277-GPOS-00107 The operating system must notify system administrators and ISSOs when accounts are removed.
SRG-OS-000278-GPOS-00108 The operating system must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit tools.
SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109 The operating system must automatically terminate a user session after inactivity time-outs have expired or at shutdown.
SRG-OS-000280-GPOS-00110 The operating system must provide a logoff capability for user-initiated communications sessions when requiring user access authentication.
SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111 The operating system must display an explicit logoff message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions.
SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115 The operating system must control remote access methods.
SRG-OS-000298-GPOS-00116 The operating system must provide the capability to immediately disconnect or disable remote access to the operating system.
SRG-OS-000299-GPOS-00117 The operating system must protect wireless access to and from the system using encryption.
SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118 The operating system must protect wireless access to the system using authentication of users and/or devices.
SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120 The operating system must audit all account enabling actions.
SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121 The operating system must notify system administrators and ISSOs of account enabling actions.
SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122 The operating system must allow operating system admins to pass information to any other operating system admin or user.
SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00123 The operating system must allow operating system admins to grant their privileges to other operating system admins.
SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00124 The operating system must allow operating system admins to change security attributes on users, the operating system, or the operating systems components.
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125 The operating system must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.
SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126 The operating system must prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.
SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127 The operating system must audit the execution of privileged functions.
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128 The operating system must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes occur.
SRG-OS-000337-GPOS-00129 The operating system must provide the capability for assigned IMOs/ISSOs or designated SAs to change the auditing to be performed on all operating system components, based on all selectable event criteria in near real time.
SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132 The operating system 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.
SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133 The operating system must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.
SRG-OS-000343-GPOS-00134 The operating system must immediately notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
SRG-OS-000344-GPOS-00135 The operating system must provide an immediate real-time alert to the SA and ISSO, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.
SRG-OS-000348-GPOS-00136 The operating system must provide an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
SRG-OS-000349-GPOS-00137 The operating system must provide an audit reduction capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of security incidents.
SRG-OS-000350-GPOS-00138 The operating system must provide a report generation capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
SRG-OS-000351-GPOS-00139 The operating system must provide a report generation capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
SRG-OS-000352-GPOS-00140 The operating system must provide a report generation capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of security incidents.
SRG-OS-000353-GPOS-00141 The operating system must not alter original content or time ordering of audit records when it provides an audit reduction capability.
SRG-OS-000354-GPOS-00142 The operating system must not alter original content or time ordering of audit records when it provides a report generation capability.
SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143 The operating system must, for networked systems, compare internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with a server which is synchronized to one of the redundant United States Naval Observatory (USNO) time servers, or a time server designated for the appropriate DoD network (NIPRNet/SIPRNet), and/or the Global Positioning System (GPS).
SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144 The operating system must synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than one second.
SRG-OS-000358-GPOS-00145 The operating system must record time stamps for audit records that meet a minimum granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.
SRG-OS-000359-GPOS-00146 The operating system must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
SRG-OS-000360-GPOS-00147 The operating system must enforce dual authorization for movement and/or deletion of all audit information, when such movement or deletion is not part of an authorized automatic process.
SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149 The operating system must prohibit user installation of system software without explicit privileged status.
SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150 The operating system must notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner.
SRG-OS-000364-GPOS-00151 The operating system must enforce access restrictions.
SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152 The operating system must audit the enforcement actions used to restrict access associated with changes to the system.
SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 The operating system 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.
SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 The operating system must prevent program execution in accordance with local policies regarding software program usage and restrictions and/or rules authorizing the terms and conditions of software program usage.
SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155 The operating system must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156 The operating system must require users to re-authenticate for privilege escalation.
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157 The operating system must require users to re-authenticate when changing roles.
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158 The operating system must require users to re-authenticate when changing authenticators.
SRG-OS-000374-GPOS-00159 The operating system must require devices to re-authenticate when changing authenticators.
SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160 The operating system must implement multifactor authentication for remote access to privileged accounts in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.
SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161 The operating system must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.
SRG-OS-000377-GPOS-00162 The operating system must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.
SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163 The operating system must authenticate peripherals before establishing a connection.
SRG-OS-000379-GPOS-00164 The operating system must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
SRG-OS-000380-GPOS-00165 The operating system must allow the use of a temporary password for system logons with an immediate change to a permanent password.
SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166 The operating system must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after one day.
SRG-OS-000384-GPOS-00167 The operating system, for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.
SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172 The operating system must audit all activities performed during nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.
SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173 The operating system must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications, when used for nonlocal maintenance sessions.
SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174 The operating system must implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications, when used for nonlocal maintenance sessions.
SRG-OS-000395-GPOS-00175 The operating system must verify remote disconnection at the termination of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions, when used for nonlocal maintenance sessions.
SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176 The operating system must implement NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182 The operating system must only allow the use of DoD PKI-established certificate authorities for authentication in the establishment of protected sessions to the operating system.
SRG-OS-000404-GPOS-00183 The operating system must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of all information at rest on all operating system components.
SRG-OS-000405-GPOS-00184 The operating system must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of all information at rest on all operating system components.
SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186 The operating system must protect against or limit the effects of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by ensuring the operating system is implementing rate-limiting measures on impacted network interfaces.
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187 The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.
SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188 The operating system must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information and/or detect changes to information during transmission unless otherwise protected by alternative physical safeguards, such as, at a minimum, a Protected Distribution System (PDS).
SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189 The operating system must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190 The operating system must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.
SRG-OS-000432-GPOS-00191 The operating system must behave in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives when invalid inputs are received.
SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192 The operating system must implement non-executable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.
SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193 The operating system must implement address space layout randomization to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.
SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194 The operating system must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.
SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199 The operating system must verify correct operation of all security functions.
SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200 The operating system must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon system start-up and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.
SRG-OS-000447-GPOS-00201 The operating system must shut down the information system, restart the information system, and/or notify the system administrator when anomalies in the operation of any security functions are discovered.
SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur.
SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access categories of information (e.g., classification levels) occur.
SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges occur.
SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify security objects occur.
SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to modify categories of information (e.g., classification levels) occur.
SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.
SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00211 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete security levels occur.
SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.
SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215 The operating system must generate audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access.
SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216 The audit system must be configured to audit the loading and unloading of dynamic kernel modules.
SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217 The operating system must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.
SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218 The operating system must generate audit records when concurrent logons to the same account occur from different sources.
SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219 The operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful accesses to objects occur.
SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220 The operating system must generate audit records for all direct access to the information system.
SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221 The operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.
SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222 The operating system must generate audit records for all kernel module load, unload, and restart actions, and also for all program initiations.
SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223 The operating system must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: to provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 The operating system must, at a minimum, off-load audit data from interconnected systems in real time and off-load audit data from standalone systems weekly.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225 The operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226 The operating system must enforce a delay of at least 4 seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 The operating system must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228 The operating system must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 The operating system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230 The operating system must limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232 The operating system must enable an application firewall, if available.
SRG-OS-000481-GPOS-00481 The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of communications with wireless peripherals.