The IAO will ensure an XML firewall is deployed to protect web services.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-19694	APP6300	SV-21835r1_rule	DCSQ-1	Medium

Description
Web Services are vulnerable to many types of attacks. XML based firewalls can be used to prevent common attacks.

STIG	Date
Application Security and Development Checklist	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-24091r1_chk )
Ask the application representative to verify whether XML based web services are used within the application. If no XML based web services are used in the application, this check is not applicable. If XML based web services are used within the application, ask the application representative for a network diagram identifying the XML firewall placement. Review the network diagrams and determine if all web services are protected by the XML firewall. 1) If network diagrams do not exist or all web services are not protected by the XML firewall, it is a finding.

Check Text ( C-24091r1_chk )

Ask the application representative to verify whether XML based web services are used within the application. If no XML based web services are used in the application, this check is not applicable.

If XML based web services are used within the application, ask the application representative for a network diagram identifying the XML firewall placement. Review the network diagrams and determine if all web services are protected by the XML firewall.

1) If network diagrams do not exist or all web services are not protected by the XML firewall, it is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23072r1_fix)
Deploy XML Firewall to protect web services.