O121-C2-000100 - The DBMS must limit the number of concurrent sessions for each system account to an organization-defined number of sessions.

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Application management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions utilizing an application. Limiting the number of allowed users, and sessions per user, is helpful in limiting risks related to Denial of Service attacks.

This requirement addresses concurrent session control for a single information system account and does not address concurrent sessions by a single user via multiple system accounts.

Unlimited concurrent connections to the DBMS could allow a successful Denial of Service (DoS) attack by exhausting connection resources.

The organization will need to define the maximum number of concurrent sessions by account type, by account, or a combination thereof. In deciding on the appropriate number, it is important to take into account the work requirements of the various types of user. For example, 2 might be an acceptable limit for general users accessing the database via an application; but 10 might be too few for a database administrator using a database management GUI tool, where each query tab and navigation pane may count as a separate session.

Solution

Limit concurrent connections for each system account to a number less than or equal to the organization-defined number of sessions using the following SQL. Create profiles that conform to the requirements. Assign users to the appropriate profile.

The user profile, ORA_STIG_PROFILE, has been provided (starting with Oracle 12.1.0.2) to satisfy the STIG requirements pertaining to the profile parameters. Oracle recommends that this profile be customized with any site-specific requirements and assigned to all users where applicable. Note: It remains necessary to create a customized replacement for the password validation function, ORA12C_STRONG_VERIFY_FUNCTION, if relying on this technique to verify password complexity.

The defaults for ORA_STIG_PROFILE are set as follows:
Resource Name Limit
------------- ------
COMPOSITE_LIMIT DEFAULT
SESSIONS_PER_USER DEFAULT
CPU_PER_SESSION DEFAULT
CPU_PER_CALL DEFAULT
LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION DEFAULT
LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL DEFAULT
IDLE_TIME 15
CONNECT_TIME DEFAULT
PRIVATE_SGA DEFAULT
FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS 3
PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME 60
PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME 365
PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX 10
PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION ORA12C_STRONG_VERIFY_FUNCTION
PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME UNLIMITED
PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME 5

Change the value of SESSIONS_PER_USER (along with the other parameters, where relevant) from UNLIMITED to DoD-compliant, site-specific requirements and then assign users to the profile.
ALTER PROFILE ORA_STIG_PROFILE LIMIT SESSIONS_PER_USER <site-specific value>;

To assign the user to the profile do the following:
ALTER USER <username> PROFILE ORA_STIG_PROFILE;

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Audit Name: DISA Oracle Database 12c STIG v3r5 OracleDB

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Plugin: OracleDB

Control ID: 93ba8de75c2efc76217c0d7fa83dddbaf1bd2b2206d02e30fce4b65382a9650b

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O121-C2-000100 - The DBMS must limit the number of concurrent sessions for each system account to an organization-defined number of sessions.

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