Title

The application must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials. (Cat II impact)

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. If the application does not verify the credentials provided, user authentication cannot be established which places the integrity and confidentiality of the application at risk.

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. Validate the application prompts the user to provide a certificate from the CAC. Validate the application requests the user to input their CAC PIN. If the application allows access without requiring a CAC, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application to require CAC authentication.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-222525r879765_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-222525

Group Title: SRG-APP-000392

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.