Applicable

(Y)es / (N)o

(C)onfidentiality

(I)ntegrity

(A)vailability

RPN

(C+I+A)

(S)atisfactory

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

L1

M2

H3

(O)ther than satisfactory +##

ia-5(7)

authenticator management  | no embedded unencrypted static authenticators

assessment objective:

Determine if the organization ensures that unencrypted static authenticators are not:

ia-5(7)[1]

embedded in applications;

ia-5(7)[2]

embedded in access scripts; or

ia-5(7)[3]

stored on function keys.

potential assessment methods and objects:

Examine: [select from: Identification and authentication policy; procedures addressing authenticator management; information system design documentation; information system configuration settings and associated documentation; logical access scripts; application code reviews for detecting unencrypted static authenticators; other relevant documents or records].

Interview: [select from: Organizational personnel with authenticator management responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers].

Test: [select from: Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing authenticator management capability; automated mechanisms implementing authentication in applications].