The application server must employ cryptographic mechanisms to protect data at rest.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35427	SRG-APP-000232-AS-000157	SV-46714r1_rule		Medium

Description

Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive, tape drive) within an organizational information system. Alternative physical protection measures include, protected distribution systems. In order to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of the information, application servers must protect data at rest by using cryptographic mechanisms.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43778r1_chk )
Review organization policy and documentation to identify the data identified by data owner as requiring cryptographic protection. Review the AS configuration to ensure the system is protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data at rest as required by data owner. If the AS is not configured to protect the identified data, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39971r1_fix)
Configure the AS to employ cryptographic mechanisms to ensure confidentiality and integrity of application server data at rest.