Details
Utilizing a whitelist provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using only authorized software decreases risk by limiting the number of potential vulnerabilities.
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting.
Verification of whitelisted software can occur either prior to execution or at system startup.
This requirement applies to configuration management applications or similar types of applications designed to manage system processes and configurations (e.g., HBSS and software wrappers).
Solution
If the system is on the SIPRNet, this requirement is NA.
Create the JRE exception.sites file:
No default file exists. A text file named exception.sites, and the directory structure in which it is located must be manually created. The location must be aligned as defined in the deployment.properties file.
/etc/.java/deployment/deployment.properties is an example.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.
References
- 800-53|CM-7(5)(b)
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-001774
- CSCv6|3.1
- Rule-ID|SV-81417r1_rule
- STIG-ID|JRE8-UX-000130
- Vuln-ID|V-66927