The ALG providing network user authentication proxy services must provide the capability for users to directly initiate a session lock.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000304-ALG-000004	SRG-NET-000304-ALG-000004	SRG-NET-000304-ALG-000004_rule		Medium

Description
A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system, but does not want to log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined. Rather than be forced to wait for a period of time to expire before the user session can be locked, network elements need to provide users with the ability to manually invoke a session lock so users may secure their session should the need arise for them to temporarily vacate the immediate physical vicinity. This policy only applies to gateways (e.g., identity management or authentication gateways) that provide user account services as part of the intermediary services.

Description

A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system, but does not want to log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined. Rather than be forced to wait for a period of time to expire before the user session can be locked, network elements need to provide users with the ability to manually invoke a session lock so users may secure their session should the need arise for them to temporarily vacate the immediate physical vicinity. This policy only applies to gateways (e.g., identity management or authentication gateways) that provide user account services as part of the intermediary services.

STIG	Date
Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide	2014-06-27

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000304-ALG-000004_chk )
If the ALG does not provide user authentication proxy services, this is not a finding. Verify the ALG provides the capability for users to directly initiate a session lock. If the ALG does not provide the capability for users to directly initiate a session lock, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000304-ALG-000004_fix)
Configure the ALG to provide the capability for users to directly initiate a session lock.