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V-206616

Database Security Requirements Guide

CAT II

Title

The DBMS must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are added.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Changes in the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized elevation or restriction of privileges could go undetected. Elevated privileges give users access to information and functionality that they should not have; restricted privileges wrongly deny access to authorized users. In an SQL environment, adding permissions is typically done via the GRANT command, or, in the negative, the DENY command.</VulnDisc...

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Deploy a DBMS capable of producing the required audit records when privileges/permissions/role memberships are added. Configure the DBMS to produce audit records when privileges/permissions/role memberships are added.

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