The application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-222524	APSC-DV-001560	SV-222524r961494_rule		Medium

Description

The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under HSPD 12, as well as a primary component of layered protection for national security systems.

STIG	Date
Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-02-12

Details

Check Text (C-24194r493480_chk)

Review the application documentation and interview the application administrator to identify application access methods.

If the application is not PK-enabled due to the hosted data being publicly releasable, this check is not applicable.

Ask the application administrator to log on to the application. Have the application admin use their non-privileged credentials.

Validate the application prompts the user to provide a certificate from the CAC.

If the application allows access without requiring a CAC, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24183r493481_fix)

Configure the application to require CAC authentication.