The DBMS must ensure that PKI-based authentication maps the authenticated identity to the user account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32478	SRG-APP-000177-DB-000069	SV-42815r1_rule		Medium

Description
The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. The key by itself is a cryptographic value that does not contain specific user information. When including the DBMS in the Private Key Infrastructure, the authenticated user must map directly to a user account in the DBMS. If the user account is not directly tied to the authenticated identity there is no way to know which, if any, database user account has been authorized.

Description

The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. The key by itself is a cryptographic value that does not contain specific user information. When including the DBMS in the Private Key Infrastructure, the authenticated user must map directly to a user account in the DBMS. If the user account is not directly tied to the authenticated identity there is no way to know which, if any, database user account has been authorized.

STIG	Date
Database Security Requirements Guide	2012-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-40915r1_chk )
Review DBMS configuration to verify DBMS user accounts are being mapped directly to authenticated identity information being passed via the PKI. If user accounts are not being mapped to authenticated identity information being passed via the PKI, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-36392r1_fix)
Configure the DBMS to map the authenticated identity directly to the DBMS user account.