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V-274723

CAT II (Medium)

The API must authenticate remote commands.

Rule ID

SV-274723r1143761_rule

STIG

Application Programming Interface (API) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-003747

Discussion

Authentication safeguards for remote commands help to ensure that information systems accept and execute, in the order intended, only authorized commands and reject unauthorized commands. Cryptographic mechanisms can be employed, for example, to authenticate remote commands. Safeguards include, at a minimum, FIPS-compliant cryptographic hash. Standard API authentication protocols provide this protection (e.g., Oauth 2.0, JWT).

Check Content

Verify the API authenticates remote commands.

If the API does not authenticate remote commands, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Build or configure the API to authenticate remote commands.