Title

The ALG providing user authentication intermediary services must conform to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Without conforming to FICAM-issued profiles, the information system may not be interoperable with FICAM-authentication protocols, such as SAML 2.0 and OpenID 2.0. Use of FICAM-issued profiles addresses open identity management standards. This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of a nonorganizational user, (e.g., ALG capability that is the front end for an application in a DMZ).

Check Content

If the ALG does not provide user authentication intermediary services, this is not applicable. Verify the ALG conforms to FICAM-issued profiles. If the ALG does not conform to FICAM-issued profiles, this is a finding.

Fix Text

If user authentication intermediary services are provided, configure ALG to conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-205002r981646_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-205002

Group Title: SRG-NET-000349

Expert Comments

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