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If passwords are used for authentication, DB2 must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-213699DB2X-00-004100SV-213699r961029_ruleCCI-000197medium
Description
The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. Authentication based on User ID and Password may be used only when it is not possible to employ a PKI certificate, and requires AO approval. In such cases, passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords during transmission. DBMS passwords sent in clear text format across the network are vulnerable to discovery by unauthorized users. Disclosure of passwords may easily lead to unauthorized access to the database.
STIGDate
IBM DB2 V10.5 LUW Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-23

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (58) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000197
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-213699r961029_chk)

Run the following command to find the value of the authentication parameter: $db2 get dbm cfg If the AUTHENTICATION parameter is not set to SERVER_ENCRYPT, this is a finding. Run the following command to find the value of the registry variable DB2AUTH: $db2set -all If the value of DB2AUTH is not set to JCC_ENFORCE_SECMEC, or DB2AUTH is not set (i.e. a row is not returned for DB2AUTH from the above command), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14918r917663_fix)

Run the following command to set the value of the authentication encryption to SERVER_ENCRYPT: $db2 update dbm cfg using authentication server_encrypt Run the following db2set command to set the value of DB2AUTH to JCC_ENFORCE_SECMEC: $db2set DB2AUTH=JCC_ENFORCE_SECMEC Note: It is recommended to set the ALTERNATE_AUTH_ENC database manager configuration parameter to AES_ONLY to require that AES encryption be used.