The operating system must maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203751	SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190	SV-203751r958914_rule		Medium

Description
Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during reception, including, for example, during aggregation, at protocol transformation points, and during packing/unpacking. These unauthorized disclosures or modifications compromise the confidentiality or integrity of the information. Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system to take measures in preparing information for transmission. This can be accomplished via access control and encryption. Use of this requirement will be limited to situations where the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process. When receiving data, operating systems need to leverage protection mechanisms such as TLS, SSL VPNs, or IPSec.

Description

Information can be either unintentionally or maliciously disclosed or modified during reception, including, for example, during aggregation, at protocol transformation points, and during packing/unpacking. These unauthorized disclosures or modifications compromise the confidentiality or integrity of the information. Ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted information requires the operating system to take measures in preparing information for transmission. This can be accomplished via access control and encryption. Use of this requirement will be limited to situations where the data owner has a strict requirement for ensuring data integrity and confidentiality is maintained at every step of the data transfer and handling process. When receiving data, operating systems need to leverage protection mechanisms such as TLS, SSL VPNs, or IPSec.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2024-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-3876r375374_chk )
Verify the operating system maintains the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3876r375375_fix)
Configure the operating system to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information during reception.