SQL2-00-000900 - SQL Server must allow authorized users to associate security labels to information in the database.

Information

Security attributes are abstractions representing the basic properties or characteristics of an entity (e.g., subjects and objects) with respect to safeguarding information.

These attributes are typically associated with internal data structures (e.g., records, buffers, files) within the information system and are used to enable the implementation of access control and flow control policies; reflect special dissemination, handling, or distribution instructions, or support other aspects of the information security policy.

Examples of application security attributes are classified, FOUO, sensitive, etc.

Throughout the course of normal usage, authorized users of applications that handle sensitive data will have the need to associate security attributes with information. Applications that maintain the binding of organization-defined security attributes to data must ensure authorized users can associate security attributes with information. For databases, this is accomplished via labeling.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Develop SQL code or acquire a third party tool to perform data labeling. SQL Server Label Security Toolkit can be downloaded from http://www.codeplex.com. This tool can satisfy all data labeling and security data labeling requirements.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_SQL_Server_2012_V1R20_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-16(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002289, Rule-ID|SV-53917r3_rule, STIG-ID|SQL2-00-000900, Vuln-ID|V-41393

Plugin: MS_SQLDB

Control ID: 19b951a76f124dfa49c76ec1356da5059bdea83287c10853f433c8411a5cf2c2