SQL Server must maintain and support organization-defined security labels on data in transmission.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-41392	SQL2-00-000500	SV-53916r3_rule		Medium

Description
Security attributes are abstractions representing the basic properties or characteristics of an entity (e.g., subjects and objects) with respect to safeguarding information. These attributes are typically associated with internal data structures (e.g., records, buffers, files) within the application and are used to enable the implementation of access control and flow control policies; reflect special dissemination, handling, or distribution instructions; or support other aspects of the information security policy. Organizations define the security attributes of their data (e.g., classified, FOUO). Applications generating and/or processing data assigned these organization-defined security attributes must maintain the binding of these attributes to the data when the data is transmitted. If the application does not maintain the data security attributes when it transmits the data, there is a risk of data compromise. The sensitivity marking or labeling of data items promotes the correct handling and protection of data. Without such notification, the user may unwittingly disclose sensitive data to unauthorized users. Security labels must be correctly maintained throughout transmission.

Description

Security attributes are abstractions representing the basic properties or characteristics of an entity (e.g., subjects and objects) with respect to safeguarding information. These attributes are typically associated with internal data structures (e.g., records, buffers, files) within the application and are used to enable the implementation of access control and flow control policies; reflect special dissemination, handling, or distribution instructions; or support other aspects of the information security policy. Organizations define the security attributes of their data (e.g., classified, FOUO). Applications generating and/or processing data assigned these organization-defined security attributes must maintain the binding of these attributes to the data when the data is transmitted. If the application does not maintain the data security attributes when it transmits the data, there is a risk of data compromise. The sensitivity marking or labeling of data items promotes the correct handling and protection of data. Without such notification, the user may unwittingly disclose sensitive data to unauthorized users. Security labels must be correctly maintained throughout transmission.

STIG	Date
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Database Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-47928r3_chk )
Review system documentation to determine if the labeling of sensitive data is required under organization-defined guidelines. If the labeling of sensitive data is not required, this is NA. Obtain system configuration settings to determine how data labeling is being performed. This can be through triggers or some other SQL-developed means or via a third-party tool. If the labeling of sensitive data in transmission is not being performed, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-47928r3_chk )

Review system documentation to determine if the labeling of sensitive data is required under organization-defined guidelines.
If the labeling of sensitive data is not required, this is NA.

Obtain system configuration settings to determine how data labeling is being performed. This can be through triggers or some other SQL-developed means or via a third-party tool.

If the labeling of sensitive data in transmission is not being performed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46816r3_fix)
Develop SQL code or acquire a third party tool to perform data labeling. SQL Server Label Security Toolkit can be downloaded from http://www.codeplex.com. This tool can satisfy all data labeling and security data labeling requirements.