The operating system must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-203661 | SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079 | SV-203661r958552_rule | CCI-001199 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive and tape drive, when used for backups) within an operating system. This requirement addresses protection of user-generated data, as well as operating system-specific configuration data. Organizations may choose to employ different mechanisms to achieve confidentiality and integrity protections, as appropriate, in accordance with the security category and/or classification of the information. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-203661r958552_chk)
Verify the operating system protects the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-3786r557229_fix)
Configure the operating system to protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.