SYMP-NM-000230 - Symantec ProxySG must implement HTTPS-console to provide replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts. - HTTPS-Console

Information

A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the application. Authentication sessions between the authenticator and the application validating the user credentials must not be vulnerable to a replay attack.

An authentication process resists replay attacks if it is impractical to achieve a successful authentication by recording and replaying a previous authentication message.

Techniques used to address this include protocols using nonces (e.g., numbers generated for a specific one-time use) or challenges (e.g., TLS, WS_Security). Additional techniques include time-synchronous or challenge-response one-time authenticators.

Solution

Enable TLS management services.

1. Log on to Web Management Console.
2. Click Configuration >> Services >> Management Services.
3. Make sure that 'HTTPS-Console' is 'Enabled'.
4. Uncheck 'Enabled' next to that 'HTTP-Console'.
5. Click 'Apply'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SYM_ProxySG_Y20M04_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2(8), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001941, Rule-ID|SV-104527r1_rule, STIG-ID|SYMP-NM-000230, Vuln-ID|V-94697

Plugin: BlueCoat

Control ID: 34daef2917b8adad2609880928d4e27ff6b88ed9ca54da16efcf84cf4b4fd35e