SQL2-00-020400 - SQL Server must associate and maintain security labels when exchanging information between systems.

Information

When data is exchanged between information systems, the security attributes associated with said data need to be maintained.

Security attributes are an abstraction representing the basic properties or characteristics of an entity with respect to safeguarding information, typically associated with internal data structures (e.g., records, buffers, files) within the information system and 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.

Security attributes may be explicitly or implicitly associated with the information contained within the information system.

If database security labels are not maintained as information moves between systems, handling instructions can be lost and data can be accidentally distributed to unauthorized individuals.

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: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-16, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001157, Rule-ID|SV-53266r3_rule, STIG-ID|SQL2-00-020400, Vuln-ID|V-40912

Plugin: MS_SQLDB

Control ID: 5dc93a696ec693dcb3f5ec61892686c20c0de02b02110495e9d524907d0438ab