Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- SC-31a. a covert channel analysis is performed to identify those aspects of communications within the system that are potential avenues for covert [Selection (one or more): storage; timing] channels;
- SC-31b. the maximum bandwidth of those channels is estimated.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- System and communications protection policy
- procedures addressing covert channel analysis
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- covert channel analysis documentation
- system audit records
- system security plan
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- System/network administrators
- organizational personnel with information security responsibilities
- organizational personnel with covert channel analysis responsibilities
- system developers/integrators
Test
- Organizational process for conducting covert channel analysis
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing covert channel analysis
- mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the capability to estimate the bandwidth of covert channels
Ticket collegati
| Tipo di collegamento | Ticket |
|---|---|
| blocks | SC-31 Covert Channel Analysis |