MarkLogic Server must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220369	ML09-00-004400	SV-220369r961053_rule		Medium

Description
Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which include organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors, guest researchers, individuals from allied nations). Non-organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization when related to the use of anonymous access, such as accessing a web server. Accordingly, a risk assessment is used in determining the authentication needs of the organization. Scalability, practicality, and security are simultaneously considered in balancing the need to ensure ease of use for access to federal information and information systems with the need to protect and adequately mitigate risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.

Description

Non-organizational users include all information system users other than organizational users, which include organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors, guest researchers, individuals from allied nations). Non-organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization when related to the use of anonymous access, such as accessing a web server. Accordingly, a risk assessment is used in determining the authentication needs of the organization. Scalability, practicality, and security are simultaneously considered in balancing the need to ensure ease of use for access to federal information and information systems with the need to protect and adequately mitigate risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation.

STIG	Date
MarkLogic Server v9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-22084r531256_chk )
Review MarkLogic settings to determine if non-organizational users are uniquely identified and authenticated. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the Users icon on the left tree menu. 3. Inspect the Users; if there is a non-organizational user who is not uniquely identified, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-22084r531256_chk )

Review MarkLogic settings to determine if non-organizational users are uniquely identified and authenticated.

Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges.

1. Click the Security icon.
2. Click the Users icon on the left tree menu.
3. Inspect the Users; if there is a non-organizational user who is not uniquely identified, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22073r401559_fix)
If non-organizational users are not uniquely identified and authenticated, implement the steps below. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the Users icon on the left tree menu. 3. Inspect the Users, and remove any non-organizational users who are not uniquely identified.