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V-222646

CAT II (Medium)

At least one tester must be designated to test for security flaws in addition to functional testing.

Rule ID

SV-222646r961863_rule

STIG

Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V6R4

CCIs

CCI-003182

Discussion

If there is no person designated to test for security flaws, vulnerabilities can potentially be missed during testing. This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing development work.

Check Content

Review the organization chart and interview the admin staff.

Identify personnel designated as application security testers.

If the organization operating the application is not doing development work, this requirement is not applicable.

If the organization has not designated personnel to conduct security testing, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Designate personnel to conduct security testing on the applications.