BlackBerry PlayBook OS must synchronize the internal clock at least once every 24 hours with an authoritative time server or the Global Positioning System.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38706	PB21-00-000130	SV-50511r1_rule		Low

Description
Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Periodically synchronizing internal clocks with an authoritative time source is needed in order to correctly correlate the timing of events that occur across the enterprise. The two authoritative time sources for mobile operating systems are an authoritative time server which is synchronized with redundant United States Naval Observatory (USNO) time servers as designated for the appropriate DoD network (NIPRNet or SIPRNet) or the Global Positioning System (GPS). Timestamps generated by the audit system in mobile operating systems shall include both date and time. The time may be expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC.

Description

Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Periodically synchronizing internal clocks with an authoritative time source is needed in order to correctly correlate the timing of events that occur across the enterprise. The two authoritative time sources for mobile operating systems are an authoritative time server which is synchronized with redundant United States Naval Observatory (USNO) time servers as designated for the appropriate DoD network (NIPRNet or SIPRNet) or the Global Positioning System (GPS). Timestamps generated by the audit system in mobile operating systems shall include both date and time. The time may be expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry PlayBook OS V2.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-08-29

Details

Check Text ( C-46274r1_chk )
Navigate to "Options -> Date & Time" and ensure "Set Date and Time Automatically" is set to "ON". Otherwise, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43660r1_fix)
Navigate to "Options -> Date & Time" and set "Set Date and Time Automatically" is to "ON".