The Oracle REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT parameter should be set to FALSE.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2554	DO3538-ORACLE10	SV-24910r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	High

Description
Setting this value to TRUE allows operating system authentication over an unsecured connection. Trusting remote operating systems can allow a user to impersonate another operating system user and connect to the database without having to supply a password. If REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT is set to true, the only information a remote user needs to connect to the database is the name of any user whose account is setup to be authenticated by the operating system.

Description

Setting this value to TRUE allows operating system authentication over an unsecured connection. Trusting remote operating systems can allow a user to impersonate another operating system user and connect to the database without having to supply a password. If REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT is set to true, the only information a remote user needs to connect to the database is the name of any user whose account is setup to be authenticated by the operating system.

STIG	Date
Oracle 10 Database Instance STIG	2014-01-14

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-26530r1_fix)
Document remote OS authentication in the System Security Plan. If not required or not mitigated to an acceptable level, disable remote OS authentication. From SQLPlus: alter system set remote_os_authent = FALSE scope = spfile; The above SQLPlus command will set the parameter to take effect at next system startup.