Databases employed to write data to portable digital media must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect and restrict access to information on portable digital media.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-61753	O121-C2-016300	SV-76243r1_rule		Medium

Description
When data is written to portable digital media, such as thumb drives, floppy diskettes, compact disks, magnetic tape, etc., there is risk of data loss. An organizational assessment of risk guides the selection of media and associated information contained on that media requiring restricted access. Organizations need to document in policy and procedures the media requiring restricted access, individuals authorized to access the media, and the specific measures taken to restrict access. Fewer protection measures are needed for media containing information determined by the organization to be in the public domain, to be publicly releasable, or to have limited or no adverse impact if accessed by other than authorized personnel. In these situations, it is assumed the physical access controls where the media resides provide adequate protection. The employment of cryptography is at the discretion of the information owner/steward. The selection of the cryptographic mechanisms used is based upon maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the information. The strength of mechanisms is commensurate with the classification and sensitivity of the information. When the organization has determined the risk warrants it, data written to portable digital media must be encrypted. When information written to digital media is not encrypted, it can be compromised.

Description

When data is written to portable digital media, such as thumb drives, floppy diskettes, compact disks, magnetic tape, etc., there is risk of data loss. An organizational assessment of risk guides the selection of media and associated information contained on that media requiring restricted access. Organizations need to document in policy and procedures the media requiring restricted access, individuals authorized to access the media, and the specific measures taken to restrict access. Fewer protection measures are needed for media containing information determined by the organization to be in the public domain, to be publicly releasable, or to have limited or no adverse impact if accessed by other than authorized personnel. In these situations, it is assumed the physical access controls where the media resides provide adequate protection. The employment of cryptography is at the discretion of the information owner/steward. The selection of the cryptographic mechanisms used is based upon maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the information. The strength of mechanisms is commensurate with the classification and sensitivity of the information. When the organization has determined the risk warrants it, data written to portable digital media must be encrypted. When information written to digital media is not encrypted, it can be compromised.

STIG	Date
Oracle Database 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-62631r1_chk )
If data is written to portable media, the data must be protected and access restricted via cryptographic mechanisms. Review system documentation and interview DBA to determine whether data is ever written directly from Oracle to portable media. If this is the case, and cryptographic mechanisms are not used to protect data written to portable media, this is a finding. If all data writing from Oracle to portable media is done via intermediate files, pipes, or other non-portable resources under the control of the operating system, then this is not a finding with respect to Oracle. (Note, however, that if encryption is not in use, it may be a finding with respect to the OS or the application that is used to perform the data transfer.)

Check Text ( C-62631r1_chk )

If data is written to portable media, the data must be protected and access restricted via cryptographic mechanisms.

Review system documentation and interview DBA to determine whether data is ever written directly from Oracle to portable media.

If this is the case, and cryptographic mechanisms are not used to protect data written to portable media, this is a finding.

If all data writing from Oracle to portable media is done via intermediate files, pipes, or other non-portable resources under the control of the operating system, then this is not a finding with respect to Oracle. (Note, however, that if encryption is not in use, it may be a finding with respect to the OS or the application that is used to perform the data transfer.)

Fix Text (F-67669r1_fix)
Reconfigure processes that write to portable digital media so that they use cryptographic mechanisms to restrict access and protect the information.