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.. Licensed under the Creative Commons License, Attribution 4.0 Intl.
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
VNF Security
----------------------
The objective of this section is to provide the key security
requirements that need to be met by VNFs. The security requirements are
grouped into five areas as listed below. Other security areas will be
addressed in future updates. These security requirements are applicable
to all VNFs. Additional security requirements for specific types of VNFs
will be applicable and are outside the scope of these general
requirements.
Section 4.3 Security in *VNF Guidelines* outlines
the five broad security areas for VNFs that are detailed in the
following sections:
- **VNF General Security**: This section addresses general security
requirements for the VNFs that the VNF provider will need to address.
- **VNF Identity and Access Management**: This section addresses
security requirements with respect to Identity and Access Management
as these pertain to generic VNFs.
- **VNF API Security**: This section addresses the generic security
requirements associated with APIs. These requirements are applicable
to those VNFs that use standard APIs for communication and data
exchange.
- **VNF Security Analytics**: This section addresses the security
requirements associated with analytics for VNFs that deal with
monitoring, data collection and analysis.
- **VNF Data Protection**: This section addresses the security
requirements associated with data protection.
VNF General Security Requirements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section provides details on the VNF general security requirements
on various security areas such as user access control, network security,
ACLs, infrastructure security, and vulnerability management. These
requirements cover topics associated with compliance, security patching,
logging/accounting, authentication, encryption, role-based access
control, least privilege access/authorization. The following security
requirements need to be met by the solution in a virtual environment:
General Security Requirements
Integration and operation within a robust security environment is necessary
and expected. The security architecture will include one or more of the
following: IDAM (Identity and Access Management) for all system and
applications access, Code scanning, network vulnerability scans, OS,
Database and application patching, malware detection and cleaning,
DDOS prevention, network security gateways (internal and external)
operating at various layers, host and application based tools for
security compliance validation, aggressive security patch application,
tightly controlled software distribution and change control processes
and other state of the art security solutions. The VNF is expected to
function reliably within such an environment and the developer is
expected to understand and accommodate such controls and can expected
to supply responsive interoperability support and testing throughout
the product’s lifecycle.
.. req::
:id: R-23740
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** accommodate the security principle of
"least privilege" during development, implementation and operation.
The importance of "least privilege" cannot be overstated and must be
observed in all aspects of VNF development and not limited to security.
This is applicable to all sections of this document.
.. req::
:id: R-61354
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement access control list for OA&M
services (e.g., restricting access to certain ports or applications).
.. req::
:id: R-85633
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement Data Storage Encryption
(database/disk encryption) for Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)
and other subscriber identifiable data.
Note: Subscribers SPI/data must be encrypted at rest, and other
subscriber identifiable data should be encrypted at rest. Other
data protection requirements exist and should be well understood
by the developer.
.. req::
:id: R-92207
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** implement a mechanism for automated and
frequent "system configuration (automated provisioning / closed loop)"
auditing.
.. req::
:id: R-23882
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** be scanned using both network scanning
and application scanning security tools on all code, including underlying
OS and related configuration. Scan reports shall be provided. Remediation
roadmaps shall be made available for any findings.
.. req::
:id: R-46986
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** have source code scanned using scanning
tools (e.g., Fortify) and provide reports.
.. req::
:id: R-55830
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** distribute all production code from NCSP
internal sources only. No production code, libraries, OS images, etc.
shall be distributed from publically accessible depots.
.. req::
:id: R-99771
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide all code/configuration files in a
"Locked down" or hardened state or with documented recommendations for
such hardening. All unnecessary services will be disabled. VNF provider
default credentials, community strings and other such artifacts will be
removed or disclosed so that they can be modified or removed during
provisioning.
.. req::
:id: R-19768
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** support L3 VPNs that enable segregation of
traffic by application (dropping packets not belonging to the VPN) (i.e.,
AVPN, IPSec VPN for Internet routes).
.. req::
:id: R-33981
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** interoperate with various access control
mechanisms for the Network Cloud execution environment (e.g.,
Hypervisors, containers).
.. req::
:id: R-40813
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** support the use of virtual trusted platform
module, hypervisor security testing and standards scanning tools.
.. req::
:id: R-56904
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** interoperate with the ONAP (SDN) Controller so that
it can dynamically modify the firewall rules, ACL rules, QoS rules, virtual
routing and forwarding rules.
.. req::
:id: R-26586
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** support the ability to work with aliases
(e.g., gateways, proxies) to protect and encapsulate resources.
.. req::
:id: R-49956
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** pass all access to applications (Bearer,
signaling and OA&M) through various security tools and platforms from
ACLs, stateful firewalls and application layer gateways depending on
manner of deployment. The application is expected to function (and in
some cases, interwork) with these security tools.
.. req::
:id: R-69649
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** have all vulnerabilities patched as soon
as possible. Patching shall be controlled via change control process
with vulnerabilities disclosed along with mitigation recommendations.
.. req::
:id: R-78010
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use the NCSP's IDAM API for Identification,
authentication and access control of customer or VNF application users.
.. req::
:id: R-42681
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use the NCSP's IDAM API or comply with
the requirements if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, for identification,
authentication and access control of OA&M and other system level
functions.
.. req::
:id: R-68589
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, support
User-IDs and passwords to uniquely identify the user/application. VNF
needs to have appropriate connectors to the Identity, Authentication
and Authorization systems that enables access at OS, Database and
Application levels as appropriate.
.. req::
:id: R-52085
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, provide
the ability to support Multi-Factor Authentication (e.g., 1st factor =
Software token on device (RSA SecureID); 2nd factor = User Name+Password,
etc.) for the users.
.. req::
:id: R-98391
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, support
Role-Based Access Control to permit/limit the user/application to
performing specific activities.
.. req::
:id: R-63217
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, support
logging via ONAP for a historical view of "who did what and when."
.. req::
:id: R-62498
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSPs IDAM API, encrypt
OA&M access (e.g., SSH, SFTP).
.. req::
:id: R-79107
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, enforce
a configurable maximum number of Login attempts policy for the users.
VNF provider must comply with "terminate idle sessions" policy.
Interactive sessions must be terminated, or a secure, locking screensaver
must be activated requiring authentication, after a configurable period
of inactivity. The system-based inactivity timeout for the enterprise
identity and access management system must also be configurable.
.. req::
:id: R-35144
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, comply
with the NCSP's credential management policy.
.. req::
:id: R-75041
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, expire
passwords at regular configurable intervals.
.. req::
:id: R-46908
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, comply
with "password complexity" policy. When passwords are used, they shall
be complex and shall at least meet the following password construction
requirements: (1) be a minimum configurable number of characters in
length, (2) include 3 of the 4 following types of characters:
upper-case alphabetic, lower-case alphabetic, numeric, and special,
(3) not be the same as the UserID with which they are associated or
other common strings as specified by the environment, (4) not contain
repeating or sequential characters or numbers, (5) not to use special
characters that may have command functions, and (6) new passwords must
not contain sequences of three or more characters from the previous
password.
.. req::
:id: R-39342
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, comply
with "password changes (includes default passwords)" policy. Products
will support password aging, syntax and other credential management
practices on a configurable basis.
.. req::
:id: R-40521
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, support
use of common third party authentication and authorization tools such
as TACACS+, RADIUS.
.. req::
:id: R-41994
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API, comply
with "No Self-Signed Certificates" policy. Self-signed certificates
must be used for encryption only, using specified and approved
encryption protocols such as TLS 1.2 or higher or equivalent security
protocols such as IPSec, AES.
.. req::
:id: R-23135
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST**, if not using the NCSP's IDAM API,
authenticate system to system communications where one system
accesses the resources of another system, and must never conceal
individual accountability.
VNF Identity and Access Management Requirements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The following security requirements for logging, identity, and access
management need to be met by the solution in a virtual environment:
Identity and Access Management Requirements
.. req::
:id: R-95105
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** host connectors for access to the application layer.
.. req::
:id: R-45496
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** host connectors for access to the OS (Operating System) layer.
.. req::
:id: R-05470
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** host connectors for access to the database layer.
.. req::
:id: R-99174
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** comply with Individual Accountability
(each person must be assigned a unique ID) when persons or non-person
entities access VNFs.
.. req::
:id: R-42874
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** comply with Least Privilege (no more
privilege than required to perform job functions) when persons
or non-person entities access VNFs.
.. req::
:id: R-71787
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** comply with Segregation of Duties (access to a
single layer and no developer may access production without special
oversight) when persons or non-person entities access VNFs.
.. req::
:id: R-86261
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** allow vendor access to VNFs remotely.
.. req::
:id: R-49945
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** authorize VNF provider access through a
client application API by the client application owner and the resource
owner of the VNF before provisioning authorization through Role Based
Access Control (RBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC), or other
policy based mechanism.
.. req::
:id: R-31751
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** subject VNF provider access to privilege
reconciliation tools to prevent access creep and ensure correct
enforcement of access policies.
.. req::
:id: R-34552
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for OWASP Top 10.
.. req::
:id: R-29301
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Password Attacks.
.. req::
:id: R-72243
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Phishing / SMishing.
.. req::
:id: R-58998
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Malware (Key Logger).
.. req::
:id: R-14025
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Session Hijacking.
.. req::
:id: R-31412
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for XSS / CSRF.
.. req::
:id: R-51883
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Replay.
.. req::
:id: R-44032
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Man in the Middle (MITM).
.. req::
:id: R-58977
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide or support the Identity and Access
Management (IDAM) based threat detection data for Eavesdropping.
.. req::
:id: R-24825
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide Context awareness data (device,
location, time, etc.) and be able to integrate with threat detection system.
.. req::
:id: R-59391
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF provider **MUST**, where a VNF provider requires
the assumption of permissions, such as root or administrator, first
log in under their individual user login ID then switch to the other
higher level account; or where the individual user login is infeasible,
must login with an account with admin privileges in a way that
uniquely identifies the individual performing the function.
.. req::
:id: R-85028
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** authenticate system to system access and
do not conceal a VNF provider user's individual accountability for
transactions.
.. req::
:id: R-80335
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** make visible a Warning Notice: A formal
statement of resource intent, i.e., a warning notice, upon initial
access to a VNF provider user who accesses private internal networks
or Company computer resources, e.g., upon initial logon to an internal
web site, system or application which requires authentication.
.. req::
:id: R-73541
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use access controls for VNFs and their
supporting computing systems at all times to restrict access to
authorized personnel only, e.g., least privilege. These controls
could include the use of system configuration or access control
software.
.. req::
:id: R-64503
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide minimum privileges for initial
and default settings for new user accounts.
.. req::
:id: R-86835
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** set the default settings for user access
to sensitive commands and data to deny authorization.
.. req::
:id: R-77157
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** conform to approved request, workflow
authorization, and authorization provisioning requirements when
creating privileged users.
.. req::
:id: R-81147
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** have greater restrictions for access and
execution, such as up to 3 factors of authentication and restricted
authorization, for commands affecting network services, such as
commands relating to VNFs.
.. req::
:id: R-49109
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** encrypt TCP/IP--HTTPS (e.g., TLS v1.2)
transmission of data on internal and external networks.
.. req::
:id: R-39562
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** disable unnecessary or vulnerable cgi-bin programs.
.. req::
:id: R-15671
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** provide public or unrestricted access
to any data without the permission of the data owner. All data
classification and access controls must be followed.
.. req::
:id: R-89753
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** install or use systems, tools or
utilities capable of capturing or logging data that was not created
by them or sent specifically to them in production, without
authorization of the VNF system owner.
.. req::
:id: R-19082
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** run security testing tools and
programs, e.g., password cracker, port scanners, hacking tools
in production, without authorization of the VNF system owner.
.. req::
:id: R-19790
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** include authentication credentials
in security audit logs, even if encrypted.
.. req::
:id: R-85419
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** use REST APIs exposed to Client
Applications for the implementation of OAuth 2.0 Authorization
Code Grant and Client Credentials Grant, as the standard interface
for a VNF.
.. req::
:id: R-48080
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** support SCEP (Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol).
VNF API Security Requirements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section covers API security requirements when these are used by the
VNFs. Key security areas covered in API security are Access Control,
Authentication, Passwords, PKI Authentication Alarming, Anomaly
Detection, Lawful Intercept, Monitoring and Logging, Input Validation,
Cryptography, Business continuity, Biometric Authentication,
Identification, Confidentiality and Integrity, and Denial of Service.
The solution in a virtual environment needs to meet the following API
security requirements:
API Requirements
.. req::
:id: R-37608
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide a mechanism to restrict access based
on the attributes of the VNF and the attributes of the subject.
.. req::
:id: R-43884
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** integrate with external authentication
and authorization services (e.g., IDAM).
.. req::
:id: R-25878
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use certificates issued from publicly
recognized Certificate Authorities (CA) for the authentication process
where PKI-based authentication is used.
.. req::
:id: R-19804
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** validate the CA signature on the certificate,
ensure that the date is within the validity period of the certificate,
check the Certificate Revocation List (CRL), and recognize the identity
represented by the certificate where PKI-based authentication is used.
.. req::
:id: R-47204
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** protect the confidentiality and integrity of
data at rest and in transit from unauthorized access and modification.
.. req::
:id: R-33488
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** protect against all denial of service
attacks, both volumetric and non-volumetric, or integrate with external
denial of service protection tools.
.. req::
:id: R-21652
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement the following input validation
control: Check the size (length) of all input. Do not permit an amount
of input so great that it would cause the VNF to fail. Where the input
may be a file, the VNF API must enforce a size limit.
.. req::
:id: R-54930
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement the following input validation
control: Do not permit input that contains content or characters
inappropriate to the input expected by the design. Inappropriate input,
such as SQL insertions, may cause the system to execute undesirable
and unauthorized transactions against the database or allow other
inappropriate access to the internal network.
.. req::
:id: R-21210
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement the following input validation
control: Validate that any input file has a correct and valid
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type. Input files
should be tested for spoofed MIME types.
.. req::
:id: R-23772
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** validate input at all layers implementing VNF APIs.
.. req::
:id: R-87135
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** comply with NIST standards and industry
best practices for all implementations of cryptography.
.. req::
:id: R-02137
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement all monitoring and logging as
described in the Security Analytics section.
.. req::
:id: R-15659
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** restrict changing the criticality level of
a system security alarm to administrator(s).
.. req::
:id: R-19367
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** monitor API invocation patterns to detect
anomalous access patterns that may represent fraudulent access or
other types of attacks, or integrate with tools that implement anomaly
and abuse detection.
.. req::
:id: R-78066
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support requests for information from law
enforcement and government agencies.
VNF Security Analytics Requirements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section covers VNF security analytics requirements that are mostly
applicable to security monitoring. The VNF Security Analytics cover the
collection and analysis of data following key areas of security
monitoring:
- Anti-virus software
- Logging
- Data capture
- Tasking
- DPI
- API based monitoring
- Detection and notification
- Resource exhaustion detection
- Proactive and scalable monitoring
- Mobility and guest VNF monitoring
- Closed loop monitoring
- Interfaces to management and orchestration
- Malformed packet detections
- Service chaining
- Dynamic security control
- Dynamic load balancing
- Connection attempts to inactive ports (malicious port scanning)
The following requirements of security monitoring need to be met by the
solution in a virtual environment.
Security Analytics Requirements
.. req::
:id: R-48470
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support Real-time detection and
notification of security events.
.. req::
:id: R-22286
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support Integration functionality via
API/Syslog/SNMP to other functional modules in the network (e.g.,
PCRF, PCEF) that enable dynamic security control by blocking the
malicious traffic or malicious end users.
.. req::
:id: R-32636
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support API-based monitoring to take care of
the scenarios where the control interfaces are not exposed, or are
optimized and proprietary in nature.
.. req::
:id: R-61648
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support event logging, formats, and delivery
tools to provide the required degree of event data to ONAP.
.. req::
:id: R-22367
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support detection of malformed packets due to
software misconfiguration or software vulnerability.
.. req::
:id: R-31961
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support integrated DPI/monitoring functionality
as part of VNFs (e.g., PGW, MME).
.. req::
:id: R-20912
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support alternative monitoring capabilities
when VNFs do not expose data or control traffic or use proprietary and
optimized protocols for inter VNF communication.
.. req::
:id: R-73223
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support proactive monitoring to detect and
report the attacks on resources so that the VNFs and associated VMs can
be isolated, such as detection techniques for resource exhaustion, namely
OS resource attacks, CPU attacks, consumption of kernel memory, local
storage attacks.
.. req::
:id: R-58370
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** coexist and operate normally with commercial
anti-virus software which shall produce alarms every time when there is a
security incident.
.. req::
:id: R-56920
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** protect all security audit logs (including
API, OS and application-generated logs), security audit software, data,
and associated documentation from modification, or unauthorized viewing,
by standard OS access control mechanisms, by sending to a remote system,
or by encryption.
.. req::
:id: R-54520
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log successful and unsuccessful login attempts.
.. req::
:id: R-55478
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log logoffs.
.. req::
:id: R-08598
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log successful and unsuccessful changes to a privilege level.
.. req::
:id: R-13344
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log starting and stopping of security
logging.
.. req::
:id: R-07617
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log creating, removing, or changing the
inherent privilege level of users.
.. req::
:id: R-94525
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log connections to a network listener of the
resource.
.. req::
:id: R-31614
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "event type" in the security audit
logs.
.. req::
:id: R-97445
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "date/time" in the security audit
logs.
.. req::
:id: R-25547
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "protocol" in the security audit logs.
.. req::
:id: R-06413
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "service or program used for access"
in the security audit logs.
.. req::
:id: R-15325
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "success/failure" in the
security audit logs.
.. req::
:id: R-89474
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** log the field "Login ID" in the security audit logs.
.. req::
:id: R-04982
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** include an authentication credential,
e.g., password, in the security audit logs, even if encrypted.
.. req::
:id: R-63330
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** detect when the security audit log storage
medium is approaching capacity (configurable) and issue an alarm via
SMS or equivalent as to allow time for proper actions to be taken to
pre-empt loss of audit data.
.. req::
:id: R-41252
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support the capability of online storage of
security audit logs.
.. req::
:id: R-41825
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** activate security alarms automatically when
the following event is detected: configurable number of consecutive
unsuccessful login attempts.
.. req::
:id: R-43332
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** activate security alarms automatically when
the following event is detected: successful modification of critical
system or application files.
.. req::
:id: R-74958
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** activate security alarms automatically when
the following event is detected: unsuccessful attempts to gain permissions
or assume the identity of another user.
.. req::
:id: R-15884
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** include the field "date" in the Security alarms
(where applicable and technically feasible).
.. req::
:id: R-23957
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** include the field "time" in the Security alarms
(where applicable and technically feasible).
.. req::
:id: R-71842
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** include the field "service or program used for
access" in the Security alarms (where applicable and technically feasible).
.. req::
:id: R-57617
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** include the field "success/failure" in the
Security alarms (where applicable and technically feasible).
.. req::
:id: R-99730
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** include the field "Login ID" in the Security
alarms (where applicable and technically feasible).
.. req::
:id: R-29705
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** restrict changing the criticality level of a
system security alarm to administrator(s).
.. req::
:id: R-13627
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** monitor API invocation patterns to detect
anomalous access patterns that may represent fraudulent access or other
types of attacks, or integrate with tools that implement anomaly and
abuse detection.
.. req::
:id: R-21819
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support requests for information from law
enforcement and government agencies.
.. req::
:id: R-56786
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** implement "Closed Loop" automatic implementation
(without human intervention) for Known Threats with detection rate in low
false positives.
.. req::
:id: R-25094
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** perform data capture for security functions.
.. req::
:id: R-04492
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** generate security audit logs that must be sent
to Security Analytics Tools for analysis.
.. req::
:id: R-19219
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide audit logs that include user ID, dates,
times for log-on and log-off, and terminal location at minimum.
.. req::
:id: R-30932
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide security audit logs including records
of successful and rejected system access data and other resource access
attempts.
.. req::
:id: R-54816
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** support the storage of security audit logs
for agreed period of time for forensic analysis.
.. req::
:id: R-57271
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of generating security
audit logs by interacting with the operating system (OS) as appropriate.
.. req::
:id: R-84160
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** have security logging for VNFs and their
OSs be active from initialization. Audit logging includes automatic
routines to maintain activity records and cleanup programs to ensure
the integrity of the audit/logging systems.
VNF Data Protection Requirements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section covers VNF data protection requirements that are mostly
applicable to security monitoring.
Data Protection Requirements
.. req::
:id: R-58964
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability to restrict read
and write access to data.
.. req::
:id: R-99112
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability to restrict access
to data to specific users.
.. req::
:id: R-83227
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** Provide the capability to encrypt data in
transit on a physical or virtual network.
.. req::
:id: R-32641
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability to encrypt data on
non-volatile memory.
.. req::
:id: R-13151
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** disable the paging of the data requiring
encryption, if possible, where the encryption of non-transient data is
required on a device for which the operating system performs paging to
virtual memory. If not possible to disable the paging of the data
requiring encryption, the virtual memory should be encrypted.
.. req::
:id: R-93860
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability to integrate with an
external encryption service.
.. req::
:id: R-73067
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use industry standard cryptographic algorithms
and standard modes of operations when implementing cryptography.
.. req::
:id: R-22645
:target: VNF
:keyword: SHOULD
The VNF **SHOULD** use commercial algorithms only when there
are no applicable governmental standards for specific cryptographic
functions, e.g., public key cryptography, message digests.
.. req::
:id: R-12467
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** use the SHA, DSS, MD5, SHA-1 and
Skipjack algorithms or other compromised encryption.
.. req::
:id: R-02170
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use, whenever possible, standard implementations
of security applications, protocols, and format, e.g., S/MIME, TLS, SSH,
IPSec, X.509 digital certificates for cryptographic implementations.
These implementations must be purchased from reputable vendors and must
not be developed in-house.
.. req::
:id: R-70933
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the ability to migrate to newer
versions of cryptographic algorithms and protocols with no impact.
.. req::
:id: R-44723
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use symmetric keys of at least 112 bits in length.
.. req::
:id: R-25401
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use asymmetric keys of at least 2048 bits in length.
.. req::
:id: R-95864
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** use commercial tools that comply with X.509
standards and produce x.509 compliant keys for public/private key generation.
.. req::
:id: R-12110
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST NOT
The VNF **MUST NOT** use keys generated or derived from
predictable functions or values, e.g., values considered predictable
include user identity information, time of day, stored/transmitted data.
.. req::
:id: R-52060
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability to configure encryption
algorithms or devices so that they comply with the laws of the jurisdiction
in which there are plans to use data encryption.
.. req::
:id: R-69610
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of using certificates
issued from a Certificate Authority not provided by the VNF provider.
.. req::
:id: R-83500
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of allowing certificate
renewal and revocation.
.. req::
:id: R-29977
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of testing the validity
of a digital certificate by validating the CA signature on the certificate.
.. req::
:id: R-24359
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of testing the validity
of a digital certificate by validating the date the certificate is being
used is within the validity period for the certificate.
.. req::
:id: R-39604
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of testing the
validity of a digital certificate by checking the Certificate Revocation
List (CRL) for the certificates of that type to ensure that the
certificate has not been revoked.
.. req::
:id: R-75343
:target: VNF
:keyword: MUST
The VNF **MUST** provide the capability of testing the
validity of a digital certificate by recognizing the identity represented
by the certificate - the "distinguished name".
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