MarkLogic Server must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-220385	SRG-APP-000400-DB-000367	ML09-00-008200	SV-220385r961521_rule	2024-09-04	3

Description
If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.

ℹ️ Check
Review MarkLogic settings to determine whether the organization-defined limit for cached authentication is implemented. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the External Security icon. 3. Select each of the External Security providers. 4. For each of the providers inspect the cache timeout field, a value that does not match the organization-defined time limit is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Review MarkLogic settings to determine whether the organization-defined limit for cached authentication is implemented. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the External Security icon. 3. Select each of the External Security providers. 4. For each of the providers inspect the cache timeout field, a value that does not match the organization-defined time limit is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Modify MarkLogic settings to implement the organization-defined limit on the lifetime of cached authenticators. Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the External Security icon. 3. Select each of the External Security providers. 4. For each of the providers set the cache timeout field to the organization-defined time limit.

✔️ Fix

Modify MarkLogic settings to implement the organization-defined limit on the lifetime of cached authenticators. Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Security icon. 2. Click the External Security icon. 3. Select each of the External Security providers. 4. For each of the providers set the cache timeout field to the organization-defined time limit.