The NSX Distributed Firewall must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-69137	VNSX-FW-000001	SV-83741r1_rule		Medium

Description
Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. The lack of authorization-based access control could result in the immediate compromise and unauthorized access to sensitive information. All DoD systems must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on authentication for authorized access. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Access control policies include identity-based policies, role-based policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms include access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography. ALGs must use these policies and mechanisms to control access on behalf of the application for which it is acting as intermediary.

Description

Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. The lack of authorization-based access control could result in the immediate compromise and unauthorized access to sensitive information. All DoD systems must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on authentication for authorized access. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Access control policies include identity-based policies, role-based policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms include access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography. ALGs must use these policies and mechanisms to control access on behalf of the application for which it is acting as intermediary.

STIG	Date
VMware NSX Distributed Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-27

Details

Check Text ( C-69575r1_chk )
Verify the rules necessary to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies are configured, enabled and the respective "Applied to" category is configured if appropriate. Log into vSphere Web Client with credentials authorized for administration, navigate to Networking and Security >> Firewall >> Configuration tab >> General. Expand rule sections as necessary to view rules. If there are no rules configured to enforce authorizations, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-69575r1_chk )

Verify the rules necessary to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies are configured, enabled and the respective "Applied to" category is configured if appropriate.

Log into vSphere Web Client with credentials authorized for administration, navigate to Networking and Security >> Firewall >> Configuration tab >> General.
Expand rule sections as necessary to view rules.

If there are no rules configured to enforce authorizations, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75323r1_fix)
Log into vSphere Web Client with credentials authorized for administration. Remediate this finding by navigating to the Networking and Security >> Firewall tab on the left side menu >> Configuration tab >> General Configure the rules necessary to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies Ensure the rules have been enabled, and configure the respective "Applied to" category if appropriate.

Fix Text (F-75323r1_fix)

Log into vSphere Web Client with credentials authorized for administration.

Remediate this finding by navigating to the Networking and Security >> Firewall tab on the left side menu >> Configuration tab >> General

Configure the rules necessary to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies

Ensure the rules have been enabled, and configure the respective "Applied to" category if appropriate.