V-222583
Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The application must generate a unique session identifier using a FIPS 140-2/140-3 approved random number generator.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The application server will use session IDs to communicate between modules or applications within the application server and between the application server and users. The session ID allows the application to track the communications along with credentials that may have been used to authenticate users or modules. Unique session IDs are the opposite of sequentially generated session IDs, which can be easily guessed by an attacker. Unique session identifiers help to reduce predicta...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
Configure the application server to generate unique session identifiers and to use a FIPS 140-2/140-3 random number generator to generate the randomness of the session identifiers.