Redis Enterprise 6.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (71)Downloads
22024-09-04CAT I (High): 11CAT II (Medium): 58CAT III (Low): 2
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
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I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - MAC I - Mission Critical Classified

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-251186
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce discretionary access control policies, as defined by the data owner, over defined subjects and objects.Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should ...
V-251187
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce access control lists, as defined by the data owner, over defined subjects and objects.Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should ...
V-251188
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions, to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary...
V-251189
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Execution of software modules (to include stored procedures, functions, and triggers) with elevated privileges must be restricted to necessary cases only.In certain situations, to provide required functionality, a DBMS needs to execute internal logic (stored procedures, functions, triggers, etc.) and/or...
V-251190
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must provide audit record generation capability for DoD-defined auditable events within all DBMS/database components.Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or...
V-251191
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent or i...
V-251192
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must generate audit records for all direct access to the database(s).In this context, direct access is any query, command, or call to the DBMS that comes from any source other than the application(s) that it supports. E...
V-251195
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.To ensure sufficient storage capacity for the audit logs, the DBMS must be able to allocate audit record storage capacity. Although another requiremen...
V-251196
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must offload audit data to a separate log management facility; this must be continuous and in near real time for systems with a network connection to the storage facility, and weekly or more often for stand-alone systems.Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information sy...
V-251197
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must provide a warning to appropriate support staff when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of maximum audit record storage capacity.Organizations are required to use a central log management system, so under normal conditions, the audit space allocated to the DBMS on its own server...
V-251198
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must provide an immediate real-time alert to appropriate support staff of all audit log failures.Redis Enterprise does not send immediate real-time alerts to support staff in the event of audit log failures; however, the host RHEL server can be co...
V-251199
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must by default shut down upon audit failure, to include the unavailability of space for more audit log records; or must be configurable to shut down upon audit failure.Redis Enterprise can be configured to generate alerts for certain other key events, but not in the instance of an audit failure. The DBMS would depend...
V-251200
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must be configurable to overwrite audit log records, oldest first (First-In-First-Out [FIFO]), in the event of unavailability of space for more audit log records.It is critical that when the DBMS is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it take action to mitigate the failure. Audit processing fa...
V-251201
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must record time stamps, in audit records and application data, that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, formerly GMT).If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generate...
V-251202
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The audit information produced by Redis Enterprise DBMS must be protected from unauthorized read access.If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would ...
V-251203
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The audit information produced by Redis Enterprise DBMS must be protected from unauthorized modification.If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would ...
V-251204
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The audit information produced by Redis Enterprise DBMS must be protected from unauthorized deletion.If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would ...
V-251205
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must protect its audit features from unauthorized access.Redis Enterprise does not come with unique tools to view log data and logging is not configurable. Logs are stored in a standard log file on the host ...
V-251206
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must protect its audit configuration from unauthorized modification.Redis Enterprise does not come with unique tools to view log data and logging is not configurable. Logs are stored in a standard log file on the host ...
V-251207
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must protect its audit features from unauthorized removal.Redis Enterprise does not come with unique tools to view log data and logging is not configurable. Logs are stored in a standard log file on the host ...
V-251208
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must prohibit user installation of logic modules (stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, etc.) without explicit privileged status.Redis Enterprise permits the installation of logic modules through a control plane layer to the database, which requires privilege access to the contr...
V-251209
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the configuration of Redis Enterprise DBMS or database(s).Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the sy...
V-251210
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must limit privileges to change software modules; to include stored procedures, functions, and triggers, and links to software external to Redis Enterprise DBMS.If the system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate test...
V-251211
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS software installation account must be restricted to authorized users.When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information syste...
V-251212
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Database software, including DBMS configuration files, must be stored in dedicated directories, or DASD pools, separate from the host OS and other applications.When dealing with change control issues, it should be noted any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information syste...
V-251213
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The role(s)/group(s) used to modify database structure (including but not necessarily limited to tables, indexes, storage, etc.) and logic modules (stored procedures, functions, triggers, links to software external to Redis Enterprise DBMS, etc.) must be restricted to authorized users.If the DBMS were to allow any user to make changes to database structure or logic, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropria...
V-251214
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration and implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, DTMs, and IAVMs.Configuring the DBMS to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards a...
V-251215
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must disable network functions, ports, protocols, and services deemed by the organization to be nonsecure, in accord with the Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM) guidance.Use of nonsecure network functions, ports, protocols, and services exposes the system to avoidable threats....
V-251217
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unused database components, DBMS software, and database objects must be removed.Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may no...
V-251218
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Unused database components that are integrated in Redis Enterprise DBMS and cannot be uninstalled must be disabled.Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may no...
V-251219
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Access to external executables must be disabled or restricted.Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may no...
V-251220
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within d...
V-251221
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must require users to reauthenticate when organization-defined circumstances or situations require reauthentication.The DOD standard for authentication of an interactive user is the presentation of a Common Access Card (CAC) or other physical token bearing a valid, ...
V-251222
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).Redis Enterprise allows the user to configure unique users per role. Review roles and ensure roles use unique organizational principles per user to th...
V-251223
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
If passwords are used for authentication, Redis Enterprise DBMS must store only hashed, salted representations of passwords.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 po...
V-251224
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. For more information on conf...
V-251225
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS, when utilizing PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by performing RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate ...
V-251227
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must map the PKI-authenticated identity to an associated user account.The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. Once a PKI certificate has been validated, it must be mapped to a DBMS user acco...
V-251230
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which include organizational employees or individuals t...
V-251232
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must implement NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules to provision digital signatures.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptogr...
V-251233
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must implement NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules to generate and validate cryptographic hashes.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptogr...
V-251234
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must implement NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection, in accordance with the data owners requirements.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptogr...
V-251235
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must separate user functionality (including user interface services) from database management functionality.Information system management functionality includes functions necessary to administer databases, network components, workstations, or servers and typ...
V-251237
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must recognize only system-generated session identifiers.This requirement focuses on communications protection for the DBMS session rather than for the network packet. The intent of this control is to establ...
V-251238
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must maintain the authenticity of communications sessions by guarding against man-in-the-middle attacks that guess at Session ID values.Session IDs are tokens generated by web applications to uniquely identify an application user's session. Applications will make application decisions ...
V-251239
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must only accept end entity certificates issued by DoD PKI or DoD-approved PKI Certification Authorities (CAs) for the establishment of all encrypted sessions.Only DoD-approved external PKIs have been evaluated to ensure that they have security controls and identity vetting procedures in place which are suff...
V-251240
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Databases must fail to a ...
V-251241
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
In the event of a system failure, Redis Enterprise DBMS must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to mission processes.Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Failure to a known secure ...
V-251245
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Database contents must be protected from unauthorized and unintended information transfer by enforcement of a data-transfer policy.Security functions are the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supp...
V-251246
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.The purpose of this control is to prevent information, including encrypted representations of information, produced by the actions of a prior user/rol...
V-251247
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Access to database files must be limited to relevant processes and to authorized, administrative users.Developers and implementers can increase the assurance in security functions by employing well-defined security policy models; structured, disciplined...
V-251248
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during preparation for transmission.Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during preparation for transmission, including, for example, during agg...
V-251249
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during reception, including, for example, during aggregation, at protoc...
V-251250
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS and associated applications must reserve the use of dynamic code execution for situations that require it.With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as code injection. It takes advantage of the dynamic execution capabilities ...
V-251251
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS and associated applications, when making use of dynamic code execution, must scan input data for invalid values that may indicate a code injection attack.With respect to database management systems, one class of threat is known as code injection. It takes advantage of the dynamic execution capabilities ...
V-251253
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Security-relevant software updates to Redis Enterprise DBMS must be installed within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).Security flaws with software applications, including database management systems, are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching t...
V-251426
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must generate audit records for DoD-defined auditable events within all DBMS/database components.Redis Enterprise does not generate all the DoD-required audit records. This could lead to incomplete information as follows: - Without an audit trail...
V-251428
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
If DBMS authentication using passwords is employed, Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce the DOD standards for password complexity and lifetime.OS/enterprise authentication and identification must be used (SRG-APP-000023-DB-000001). Native DBMS authentication may be used only when circumstance...
V-251183
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number per user for all accounts and/or account types.Database management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions utilizing a DBMS. Unlimited concurrent connections to the DB...
V-251252
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
When updates are applied to Redis Enterprise DBMS software, any software components that have been replaced or made unnecessary must be removed.Previous versions of DBMS components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversarie...
V-251184
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must integrate with an organization-level authentication/access mechanism providing account management and automation for all users, groups, roles, and any other principals.Enterprise environments make account management for applications and databases challenging and complex. A manual process for account management functi...
V-251185
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.Authentication with a DoD-approved PKI certificate does not necessarily imply authorization to access the DBMS. To mitigate the risk of unauthorized a...
V-251226
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must enforce authorized access to all PKI private keys stored/used by Redis Enterprise DBMS.The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. PKI certificate-based authentication is performed by requiring the certificate h...
V-251228
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.The DoD standard for authentication is DoD-approved PKI certificates. Normally, with PKI authentication, the interaction with the user for authentica...
V-251229
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must use NIST FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules for cryptographic operations.Use of weak or not validated cryptographic algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption and digital signatures to protect data. Weak alg...
V-251231
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must use NSA-approved cryptography to protect classified information in accordance with the data owners requirements.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The application must implement cryptogr...
V-251236
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Access to the Redis Enterprise control plane must be restricted.If administrative functionality or information regarding DBMS management is presented on an interface available for users, information on DBMS setting...
V-251242
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.This control is intended to address the confidentiality and integrity of information at rest in non-mobile devices and covers user information and sys...
V-251243
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modification of organization-defined information at rest (to include, at a minimum, PII and classified information) on organization-defined information system components.DBMSs handling data requiring data at rest protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the...
V-251244
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise DBMS must implement cryptographic mechanisms preventing the unauthorized disclosure of organization-defined information at rest on organization-defined information system components.DBMSs handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of t...
V-265880
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Redis Enterprise products must be a version supported by the vendor.Unsupported commercial and database systems should not be used because fixes to newly identified bugs will not be implemented by the vendor. The lack ...