Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- AC-08a. [Assignment: system use notification] is displayed to users before granting access to the system that provides privacy and security notices consistent with applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines;
- AC-08a.01 the system use notification states that users are accessing a U.S. Government system;
- AC-08a.02 the system use notification states that system usage may be monitored, recorded, and subject to audit;
- AC-08a.03 the system use notification states that unauthorized use of the system is prohibited and subject to criminal and civil penalties; and
- AC-08a.04 the system use notification states that use of the system indicates consent to monitoring and recording;
- AC-08b. the notification message or banner is retained on the screen until users acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on to or further access the system;
- AC-08c.
- AC-08c.01 for publicly accessible systems, system use information [Assignment: conditions] is displayed before granting further access to the publicly accessible system;
- AC-08c.02 for publicly accessible systems, any references to monitoring, recording, or auditing that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities are displayed;
- AC-08c.03 for publicly accessible systems, a description of the authorized uses of the system is included.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- Access control policy
- privacy and security policies, procedures addressing system use notification
- documented approval of system use notification messages or banners
- system audit records
- user acknowledgements of notification message or banner
- system design documentation
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- system use notification messages
- system security plan
- privacy plan
- privacy impact assessment
- privacy assessment report
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- System/network administrators
- organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
- legal counsel
- system developers
Test
- Mechanisms implementing system use notification
Povezane zadeve
| Vrsta povezave | Zadeva |
|---|---|
| blocks | AC-08 [M] System Use Notification |