SQL4-00-018400 - SQL Server must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users) - or processes acting on behalf of organizational users.

Information

To ensure accountability and prevent unauthorized SQL Server access, organizational users shall be identified and authenticated.

Organizational users include organizational employees and individuals the organization deems to have equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors, guest researchers, individuals from allied nations).

Users (and any processes acting on behalf of users) must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses other than those accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization, which must outline specific user actions that can be performed on SQL Server without identification or authentication.

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

Solution

Remove user-accessible shared accounts and use individual userids.

Build/configure applications to ensure successful individual authentication prior to shared account access.

Ensure each user's identity is received and used in audit data in all relevant circumstances.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_SQL_Server_2014_Y24M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-213852r960969_rule, STIG-ID|SQL4-00-018400, STIG-Legacy|SV-82353, STIG-Legacy|V-67863, Vuln-ID|V-213852

Plugin: MS_SQLDB

Control ID: 4141fb9562c0d007964e080b85b017ef300263ba9a464a8226bc5e230502738e