800-53|AC-3(4)

Title

DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL

Description

The information system enforces [Assignment: organization-defined discretionary access control policy] over defined subjects and objects where the policy specifies that a subject that has been granted access to information can do one or more of the following:

Supplemental

When discretionary access control policies are implemented, subjects are not constrained with regard to what actions they can take with information for which they have already been granted access. Thus, subjects that have been granted access to information are not prevented from passing (i.e., the subjects have the discretion to pass) the information to other subjects or objects. This control enhancement can operate in conjunction with AC-3(3). A subject that is constrained in its operation by policies governed by AC-3(3) is still able to operate under the less rigorous constraints of this control enhancement. Thus, while AC-3(3) imposes constraints preventing a subject from passing information to another subject operating at a different sensitivity level, AC-3(4) permits the subject to pass the information to any subject at the same sensitivity level. The policy is bounded by the information system boundary. Once the information is passed outside of the control of the information system, additional means may be required to ensure that the constraints remain in effect. While the older, more traditional definitions of discretionary access control require identity-based access control, that limitation is not required for this use of discretionary access control.

Reference Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Parent Title: ACCESS ENFORCEMENT

Family: ACCESS CONTROL

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NamePluginAudit Name
1.6.1.3 Ensure SELinux policy is configuredUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
1.6.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcingUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
1.6.1.9 Ensure non-privileged users are prevented from executing privileged functionsUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
1.7.7 - Miscellaneous Enhancements - 'default umask = 27'UnixCIS AIX 5.3/6.1 L2 v1.1.0
2.0.3 Set umask value for DB2 admin user .profile fileUnixCIS IBM DB2 OS L1 v1.2.0
2.3 Set umask value for DB2 admin user .profile fileUnixCIS IBM DB2 v10 v1.1.0 Linux OS Level 2
2.3 Set umask value for DB2 admin user .profile fileUnixCIS IBM DB2 v10 v1.1.0 Linux OS Level 1
2.3 Set umask value for DB2 admin user .profile fileUnixCIS IBM DB2 9 Benchmark v3.0.1 Level 1 OS Linux
2.006 - ACLs for system files and directories do not conform to minimum requirements. - 'C:'WindowsDISA Windows Vista STIG v6r41
2.006 - ACLS FOR SYSTEM FILES AND DIRECTORIES DO NOT CONFORM TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. - 'C:\Program Files'WindowsDISA Windows Vista STIG v6r41
2.006 - ACLS FOR SYSTEM FILES AND DIRECTORIES DO NOT CONFORM TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. - 'C:\Windows'WindowsDISA Windows Vista STIG v6r41
3.2 Set daemon umask - Check if CMASK is set to 022 in /etc/default/init (Solaris 8 or later)UnixCIS Solaris 9 v1.3
3.3 Set daemon umask (/etc/* umask)UnixCIS FreeBSD v1.0.5
3.3 Set daemon umask (/etc/periodic/* umask)UnixCIS FreeBSD v1.0.5
3.3 Set daemon umask (/usr/local/etc/rc.d umask)UnixCIS FreeBSD v1.0.5
3.3 Set daemon umask (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/* umask)UnixCIS FreeBSD v1.0.5
3.04 Oracle account .profile file - 'Unix systems umask 022'UnixCIS v1.1.0 Oracle 11g OS L1
5.1 Set daemon umask - Check if CMASK is set to 022 in /etc/default/init.UnixCIS Solaris 10 L1 v5.2
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - '/etc/bash.bashrc'UnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Server L1 v2.1.0
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - '/etc/bash.bashrc'UnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Workstation L1 v2.1.0
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - '/etc/profile'UnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Server L1 v2.1.0
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - '/etc/profile'UnixCIS Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS Workstation L1 v2.1.0
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - /etc/bashrcUnixCIS Amazon Linux v2.1.0 L1
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - /etc/profileUnixCIS Amazon Linux v2.1.0 L1
5.4.4 Ensure default user umask is 027 or more restrictive - /etc/profile.d/*.shUnixCIS Amazon Linux v2.1.0 L1
5.4.8 Ensure Default user umask is 077UnixCIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG v1.0.0 L3
5.4.10 Ensure default user umask is 077UnixCIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG v1.0.0 L3
5.8 Ensure non-privileged users are prevented from executing privileged functionsUnixCIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG v1.0.0 L3
6.1.11 Ensure no unowned files or directories existUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
6.1.12 Ensure no ungrouped files or directories existUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
6.1.15 Ensure the file permissions ownership and group membership of system files and commands match the vendor valuesUnixCIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG v2.0.0 STIG
7.3 Set Default umask for usersUnixCIS Solaris 11.2 L1 v1.1.0
7.3 Set Default umask for users - UMASK = 027UnixCIS Solaris 11 L1 v1.1.0
7.3 Set Default umask for users - UMASK = 027UnixCIS Solaris 11.1 L1 v1.0.0
7.4 Set Default File Creation Mask for FTP UsersUnixCIS Solaris 11.1 L1 v1.0.0
7.4 Set Default File Creation Mask for FTP UsersUnixCIS Solaris 11 L1 v1.1.0
7.4 Set Default File Creation Mask for FTP UsersUnixCIS Solaris 11.2 L1 v1.1.0
7.6 Set Default umask for Users - Check if 'umask' is set to 077 - Check /etc/.login.UnixCIS Solaris 10 L1 v5.2
7.6 Set Default umask for Users - Check if 'umask' is set to 077 - Check /etc/profile.UnixCIS Solaris 10 L1 v5.2
7.6 Set Default umask for Users, Check if 'UMASK' is set to 077.UnixCIS Solaris 10 L1 v5.2
7.7 Set Default umask for FTP Users - Check if 'defumask' is set to 077.UnixCIS Solaris 10 L1 v5.2
8.11 Set default umask for users, Check if 'umask' is set to 077 - Check /etc/.login.UnixCIS Solaris 9 v1.3
8.11 Set default umask for users, Check if 'UMASK' is set to 077.UnixCIS Solaris 9 v1.3
10.4 Set Default umask for Users - /etc/bash.bashrcUnixCIS Debian Linux 7 L1 v1.0.0
10.4 Set Default umask for Users - /etc/profile.d/*UnixCIS Debian Linux 7 L1 v1.0.0
10.4 Set Default umask for Users- '/etc/login.defs'UnixCIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Benchmark L1 v1.1.0
10.19 Setting Security Lifecycle Listener (check for umask present in startup)UnixCIS Apache Tomcat 7 L1 v1.1.0
10.19 Setting Security Lifecycle Listener (check for umask present in startup)UnixCIS Apache Tomcat 7 L1 v1.1.0 Middleware
10.19 Setting Security Lifecycle Listener (check for umask uncommented in startup)UnixCIS Apache Tomcat 7 L1 v1.1.0 Middleware
10.19 Setting Security Lifecycle Listener (check for umask uncommented in startup)UnixCIS Apache Tomcat 7 L1 v1.1.0