At least one tester must be designated to test for security flaws in addition to functional testing.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-222646	APSC-DV-003150	SV-222646r508029_rule		Medium

Description
If there is no person designated to test for security flaws, vulnerabilities can potentially be missed during testing. This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing development work.

STIG	Date
Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-30

Details

Check Text ( C-24316r493846_chk )
Review the organization chart and interview the admin staff. Identify personnel designated as application security testers. If the organization operating the application is not doing development work, this requirement is not applicable. If the organization has not designated personnel to conduct security testing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24305r493847_fix)
Designate personnel to conduct security testing on the applications.