Changes to DBMS security labels should be audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15657	DG0172-ORACLE11	SV-24442r1_rule	ECLC-1	Medium

Description
Some DBMS systems provide the feature to assign security labels to data elements. The confidentiality and integrity of the data depends upon the security label assignment where this feature is in use. Changes to security label assignment may indicate suspicious activity.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-29386r1_chk )
If no data is identified as being sensitive or classified by the Information Owner, in the System Security Plan or in the AIS Functional Architecture documentation, this check is Not a Finding. If no identified sensitive or classified data requires encryption by the Information Owner in the System Security Plan and/or AIS Functional Architecture documentation, this check is Not a Finding. From SQLPlus: select from dba_sa_audit_options; If no records are returned or if output from the SQL statement above does not show classification labels being audited as required in the System Security Plan, this is a Finding.

Check Text ( C-29386r1_chk )

If no data is identified as being sensitive or classified by the Information Owner, in the System Security Plan or in the AIS Functional Architecture documentation, this check is Not a Finding.

If no identified sensitive or classified data requires encryption by the Information Owner in the System Security Plan and/or AIS Functional Architecture documentation, this check is Not a Finding.

From SQL*Plus:

select * from dba_sa_audit_options;

If no records are returned or if output from the SQL statement above does not show classification labels being audited as required in the System Security Plan, this is a Finding.

Fix Text (F-26412r1_fix)
Define the policy for auditing changes to security labels defined for the data. Document the audit requirements in the System Security Plan and configure database auditing in accordance with the policy.