id: "AC-03(15)" title: "Discretionary and Mandatory Access Control" family: "AC" family_name: "Access Control" sort_id: "ac-03.15" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "AC-03" enhancement: True


Enforce {{ insert: param, ac-3.15_prm_1 }} over the set of covered subjects and objects specified in the policy; and

Enforce {{ insert: param, ac-3.15_prm_2 }} over the set of covered subjects and objects specified in the policy.

Guidance

Simultaneously implementing a mandatory access control policy and a discretionary access control policy can provide additional protection against the unauthorized execution of code by users or processes acting on behalf of users. This helps prevent a single compromised user or process from compromising the entire system.

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, ac-03.15_odp.01 }} is enforced over the set of covered subjects specified in the policy;

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, ac-03.15_odp.02 }} is enforced over the set of covered objects specified in the policy;

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, ac-03.15_odp.03 }} is enforced over the set of covered subjects specified in the policy;

Assessment Objective: {{ insert: param, ac-03.15_odp.04 }} is enforced over the set of covered objects specified in the policy.

Access control policy

procedures addressing access enforcement

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

list of subjects and objects (i.e., users and resources) requiring enforcement of mandatory access control policies

list of subjects and objects (i.e., users and resources) requiring enforcement of discretionary access control policies

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with access enforcement responsibilities

system/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system developers

Mechanisms implementing mandatory and discretionary access control policy