+SA-08(22) Accountability and Traceability

SA-08(22) Accountability and Traceability

Control

Implement the security design principle of accountability and traceability in [Assignement: organization-defined systems or system components].

Discussion

The principle of accountability and traceability states that it is possible to trace security-relevant actions (i.e., subject-object interactions) to the entity on whose behalf the action is being taken. The principle of accountability and traceability requires a trustworthy infrastructure that can record details about actions that affect system security (e.g., an audit subsystem). To record the details about actions, the system is able to uniquely identify the entity on whose behalf the action is being carried out and also record the relevant sequence of actions that are carried out. The accountability policy also requires that audit trail itself be protected from unauthorized access and modification. The principle of least privilege assists in tracing the actions to particular entities, as it increases the granularity of accountability. Associating specific actions with system entities, and ultimately with users, and making the audit trail secure against unauthorized access and modifications provide non-repudiation because once an action is recorded, it is not possible to change the audit trail. Another important function that accountability and traceability serves is in the routine and forensic analysis of events associated with the violation of security policy. Analysis of audit logs may provide additional information that may be helpful in determining the path or component that allowed the violation of the security policy and the actions of individuals associated with the violation of the security policy.

Assessment Objective

  1. [Assignement: systems or system components] implement the security design principle of accountability;
  2. [Assignement: systems or system components] implement the security design principle of traceability.

Assessment Method

Examine

System and services acquisition policy audit and accountability policy access control policy procedures addressing least privilege procedures addressing auditable events identification and authentication policy procedures addressing user identification and authentication procedures addressing the security design principle of accountability and traceability used in the specification, design, development, implementation, and modification of the system system design documentation system audit records system auditable events system configuration settings and associated documentation security and privacy requirements and specifications for the system system security and privacy architecture system security plan other relevant documents or records

Interview

Organizational personnel with the responsibility for determining system security and privacy requirements organizational personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities organizational personnel with system specification, design, development, implementation, and modification responsibilities system developers organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

1. Übersicht

1.1 Referenzen

1.2 Identifizierte Anforderungen

1.3 Zugehörige Regulierungen

2. Identifizierte Anforderungen

Anforderungen

3. Zugehörige Regulierungen

Regulierungen

Verknüpfte Vorgänge

Verknüpfungen
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