Database account passwords should be stored in encoded or encrypted format whether stored in database objects, external host files, environment variables or any other storage locations.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3812	DG0067-ORACLE11	SV-24641r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	High

Description
Database passwords stored in clear text are vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure. Database passwords should always be encoded or encrypted when stored internally or externally to the DBMS.

STIG	Date
Oracle 11 Database Installation STIG	2014-01-14

Details

Check Text ( C-29165r1_chk )
This check applies specifically to the Oracle DBMS installation and its associated files, scripts and environments. This check does not apply to compiled, encoded or encrypted application source code and batch job code covered in Check DG0130. Ask the DBA to review the list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within and external to the DBMS that access the database. The list should also include files or settings used to configure the operational environment for the DBMS and for interactive DBMS user accounts. Ask the DBA and/or IAO to determine if any DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings contain database passwords. If any do, confirm that DBMS passwords stored internally or externally to the DBMS are encoded or encrypted. If any passwords are stored in clear text, this is a Finding. If a list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings is not maintained in the System Security Plan, this is a Finding.

Check Text ( C-29165r1_chk )

This check applies specifically to the Oracle DBMS installation and its associated files, scripts and environments.

This check does not apply to compiled, encoded or encrypted application source code and batch job code covered in Check DG0130.

Ask the DBA to review the list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within and external to the DBMS that access the database.

The list should also include files or settings used to configure the operational environment for the DBMS and for interactive DBMS user accounts.

Ask the DBA and/or IAO to determine if any DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings contain database passwords.

If any do, confirm that DBMS passwords stored internally or externally to the DBMS are encoded or encrypted.

If any passwords are stored in clear text, this is a Finding.

If a list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings is not maintained in the System Security Plan, this is a Finding.

Fix Text (F-26177r1_fix)
Develop, document and maintain a list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings in the System Security Plan. Record whether they do or do not contain DBMS passwords. If passwords are present, ensure they are encoded or encrypted and protected by host system security. Consider using vendor or 3rd party tools to support external authentication (i.e. Oracle Database Vault).

Fix Text (F-26177r1_fix)

Develop, document and maintain a list of DBMS database objects, database configuration files, associated scripts and applications defined within or external to the DBMS that access the database, and DBMS / user environment files/settings in the System Security Plan.

Record whether they do or do not contain DBMS passwords.

If passwords are present, ensure they are encoded or encrypted and protected by host system security.

Consider using vendor or 3rd party tools to support external authentication (i.e. Oracle Database Vault).