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id: "SC-07(23)" title: "Disable Sender Feedback on Protocol Validation Failure" family: "SC" family_name: "System and Communications Protection" sort_id: "sc-07.23" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "system" parent: "SC-07" enhancement: True

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Statement

Disable feedback to senders on protocol format validation failure.

Guidance

Disabling feedback to senders when there is a failure in protocol validation format prevents adversaries from obtaining information that would otherwise be unavailable.

Assessment Objective

feedback to senders is disabled on protocol format validation failure.

System and communications protection policy

procedures addressing boundary protection

system design documentation

system hardware and software

system architecture

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

System/network administrators

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

system developer

organizational personnel with boundary protection responsibilities

Mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the disabling of feedback to senders on protocol format validation failure