The application must reveal error messages only to authorized individuals (ISSO, ISSM, and SA).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55177	SRG-APP-000267-NDM-000273	SV-69423r2_rule		Medium

Description
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state. Additionally, sensitive account information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2017-07-07

Details

Check Text ( C-55797r1_chk )
Determine if the network device is configured to reveal error messages only to authorized individuals. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. This requirement can be met by a central audit server if the network device is configured to send audit logs to that audit server. If the network device reveals error messages to any unauthorized individuals, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55797r1_chk )

Determine if the network device is configured to reveal error messages only to authorized individuals. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. This requirement can be met by a central audit server if the network device is configured to send audit logs to that audit server. If the network device reveals error messages to any unauthorized individuals, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60041r1_fix)
Configure the network device or its associated audit server to reveal error messages only to authorized individuals.