Foglight 5.9.1 - Security and Compliance Guide

Access Control (AC)

Yes

Foglight 5 has an internal security service through which all requests must pass regardless of whether they originate from the user interface, the command-line or external APIs. The security service is user and role based and can be linked to LDAP or Active Directory®, enabling the storage and management of the user accounts, roles, and passwords, through those directories.

For appliances, access to an appliance is controlled through a separate user authorization mechanism. The appliance’s root password is not distributed to customers.

Awareness and Training (AT)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own security awareness and training policy.

N/A

Audit and Accountability (AU)

Yes

Foglight can display security and change audit logs for select time periods, including information about login history as well as any administrative and configuration changes made. Audit log entries contain identifying information such as a timestamp, user name, service name, and operation name.

A separate log file records troubleshooting data, debut information, lifecycle information, and agent information. No user names or passwords are included in the log file.

For appliances, changes made using the Console Program are logged. Separate logs are kept for Sniffers, Relayers, Archivers, and upgrades to appliance software.

Certification, Accreditation and Assessments (CA)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own security assessment, accreditation, and certification policy.

N/A

Configuration Management (CM)

Yes

The audit and log files contain information about any configuration changes made to Foglight. Role-based access control is enforced to limit users' ability to make changes. Foglight's configuration parameters are stored in local files and are read and cached internally upon startup.

The Foglight communication ports are restricted and configurable by administrators only.

Appliances are configured to provide only the services necessary for their operation, and makes unnecessary ones unavailable. A separate configuration change log records incremental changes to traffic capture and traffic analysis settings.

Contingency Planning (CP)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to design and implement their own contingency plans. As defined by NIST (publication 800-34), disruptive events to IT systems include power-outages, fire and equipment damage, and can be caused by natural disasters or terrorist actions.

N/A

Identification and Authentication (IA)

Yes

Foglight enforces identification, authentication, and password policies, providing well-defined rules for controlling how user names and passwords are created, as well as ensuring that only authorized users are able to log into the system.

The customer can also choose to authenticate users against an LDAP or AD supported directory.

For appliances, a user authorization mechanism (built on the Linux® Pluggable Authentication Modules) controls access to an appliance.

Incident Response (IR)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own incident response policy and procedures.

N/A

Maintenance (MA)

Yes

Quest Software Inc. monitors the embedded PostgreSQL® database included in Foglight developments for security developments and flaws and provides product updates and patches to customers when necessary.

For appliances, Quest Software Inc. monitors the systems on which the appliance is based (such as SLES and Apache), and provides security patches to customers when necessary. Remote appliance maintenance using SSH is available in agreement with the customer.

Media Protection (MP)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own media protection policies.

N/A

Physical and Environmental Protection (PE)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own physical and environmental policies.

N/A

Planning (PL)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own security planning policies.

N/A

Personnel Security (PS)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to enforce their own personnel security policies, including personnel screening and employment termination.

N/A

Risk Assessment (RA)

No

This category does not apply to Foglight, since it is the responsibility of the Foglight customers to develop and review their own risk assessment policies.

N/A

System and Services Acquisition (SA)

Yes

Quest Software Inc. has performed an internal security and compliance assessment of Foglight, including a risk analysis. A security checklist was completed with the help of the development team. This document is the result of the assessment.

N/A

System and Communications Protection (SC)

Yes

The Management Server's Web application server supports the use of SSL to protect user communication. A self-signed SSL certificate is used by default, and the customers have the ability to upload their own SSL certificate. Agent Manager communication between agents and the Management Server can also be protected with SSL. Communication between Java agents (non-Agent Manager-based) and the Management Server is unencrypted. No security is enforced to protect communication between the Management Server and an external database. The network ports over which Foglight components and protocols communicate are configurable.

For appliances, communication is encrypted between the Management Server and other components. Between Sniffers and Archivers, data is sent in the clear. Appliances are monitored for denial-of-service attacks and other potential attacks using a port scanner. To support secure communication with an appliance, SSH can be enabled.

System and Information Integrity (SI)

Yes

The Management Server and Cartridges/Agents use the JavaTM Cryptographic Extension library for cryptographic operations. The Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard) algorithm in chain block cipher mode is used for encrypting the service account's passwords (for example, the LDAP account). User passwords are hashed with the MD5 algorithm and stored in the Foglight database. Agent properties marked as sensitive are masked during display and encrypted during storage.

For appliances, user access is restricted, and a firewall and port scanner are used as intrusion detection tools. Appliances are build on a customized SLES operating system on which only necessary services are installed. Ports used for network connections are restricted. Hit details and content can be marked as sensitive and access restricted to authorized users. The collected data is stored in a database that is not accessible through the network. Changes to the traffic capture and traffic analysis configuration are tracked, allowing for the system to be rolled back to a stable state in case it gets corrupted. All upgrades, patches, and hotfix packages are digitally signed.