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1.8.15 Ensure GDM login banner displays the Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner

Information

Banners are used to warn connecting users of the particular site's policy regarding connection

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.

System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.

The banner must be formatted in accordance with applicable DoD policy. Use the following verbiage for operating systems that can accommodate banners of 1300 characters:

You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.

By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:

-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.

-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.

-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.

-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.

-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details.

Use the following verbiage for operating systems that have severe limitations on the number of characters that can be displayed in the banner:

I've read & consent to terms in IS user agreem't.

Note: This Recommendation only applies to systems with the GNOME Desktop manager package installed

Solution

Edit the "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults" file.

Edit the file /etc/dconf/db/local.d/01-banner-message and add of modify the banner-message-text parameter in the [org/gnome/login-screen] section as follows:

banner-message-text='You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.\n\nBy using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:\n\n-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.\n\n-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.\n\n-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.\n\n-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.\n\n-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details.'

Note: the \n characters are for formatting only and will not be displayed on the graphical interface.

Run the following commands to update the GDM with the new configuration:

# dconf update
# systemctl reload-or-restart gdm

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19886

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-8a., Rule-ID|SV-230226r743916_rule, Vuln-ID|V-230226

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: aed150e3b81e5de6b1eca84f20df18e42a6af55fc0e32f43bc4a803eb55f9c4b