The mobile app must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-APP-000439-MAPP-000100	SRG-APP-000439-MAPP-000100	SRG-APP-000439-MAPP-000100_rule		Medium

Description
Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa.

Description

Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised since unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa.

STIG	Date
Mobile Application Security Requirements Guide	2014-07-22

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-APP-000439-MAPP-000100_chk )
This requirement is only valid if the MOS does not provide this service. Review the mobile app configuration and code to determine if the mobile app protects the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information. If the app does not protect confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-APP-000439-MAPP-000100_fix)
Configure or code the mobile app to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.