Title

Ax-OS password manager must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

It is detrimental for applications to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Applications are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of nonessential capabilities include, but are not limited to, advertising software or browser plug-ins not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality that is not required for every mission but cannot be disabled.

Check Content

Select the gear icon (System Settings) >> Access Management >> External Password Managers. If the "Use Password Manager" slide bar is enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Select the gear icon (System Settings) >> Access Management >> External Password Managers. Disable the "Use Password Manager" slide bar.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-276008r1122674_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-276008

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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