| It is an additional layer of authentication ensuring only specific pre-authorized devices operated by specific pre-authorized users can access the network.
Device authentication requires unique identification and authentication that may be defined by type, by specific device, or by a combination of type and device, as deemed appropriate by the organization.
The application typically uses either shared known information (e.g., Media Access Control [MAC] or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] addresses) for identification or an organizational authentication solution (e.g., IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol [EAP], Radius server with EAP-Transport Layer Security [TLS] authentication, Kerberos) to identify and authenticate devices on local and/or wide area networks.
The required strength of the device authentication mechanism is determined by the security categorization of the information system.
Remote network connection is any connection with a device communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet).
Bidirectional authentication provides a means for both connecting parties to mutually authenticate one another and cryptographically based authentication provides a secure means of authenticating without the use of clear text passwords.
This requirement is for applications managing remote devices and performing device authentication for network access. This requirement is NA for databases. |
