AC-6: Least Privilege
Generated
2019-04-12 13:01:48.067729
Status
Statements
The organization employs the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.
STIG
| STIG # | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
| V-72905 | Execution of software modules (to include functions and trigger procedures) with elevated privileges must be restricted to necessary cases only. | failed |
| V-73053 | PostgreSQL must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions, to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures. | failed |
Additional Guidance
Organizations employ least privilege for specific duties and information systems. The principle of least privilege is also applied to information system processes, ensuring that the processes operate at privilege levels no higher than necessary to accomplish required organizational missions/business functions. Organizations consider the creation of additional processes, roles, and information system accounts as necessary, to achieve least privilege. Organizations also apply least privilege to the development, implementation, and operation of organizational information systems.