The Mainframe Product must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-205508 | SRG-APP-000178-MFP-000246 | SV-205508r961047_rule | CCI-000206 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the information system must not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism. Obfuscation of user-provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk. Displaying asterisks when a user types in a password is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide | 2024-12-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.5.11
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000206
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-205508r961047_chk)
If the Mainframe Product has no function or capability for user logon, this is not applicable.
If the Mainframe Product employs an external security manager for all account management functions, this is not applicable.
Examine Mainframe Product installation settings; examine user account configurations.
If the Mainframe Product is not configured to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-5774r299758_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product account management settings to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process.