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Information security: agencies need to implement federal desktop core configuration requirements: report to congressional requesters
United States. Government
Paperback. Books LLC, Reference Series 2011-09-28.
ISBN 9781234054021
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Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)606932765 Subject: Computer security -- Government policy -- United States. Excerpt: ... settings are incorporated into agency capital planning and investment control processes. Adopt the Windows XP and Vista security configuration settings by * 21 Agencies were required to implement the FDCC February 1, 2008. configuration settings on all government-owned desktops and laptops that use Windows XP or Vista operating systems and the Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Firewall applications. This requirement was later clarified to include desktops and laptops that are owned or operated by a contractor on behalf of or for the federal government or that are integrated into a federal system. The requirement excludes servers, embedded computers, process control systems, specialized scientific or experimental systems, 22 and similar systems using these operating systems. FDCC major version 1.0 includes 674 configuration settings for Windows XP and Windows Vista systems, when bundled with Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Firewall. Examples of these settings include the following: Specifies the number of minutes a locked-out account remains locked * out before it automatically unlocks. Specifies the minimum number of characters a password must have. * * Specifies whether or not the user is prompted for a password when the system resumes from sleep mode. * Requires the use of Federal Information Processing Standards-23 24 compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing. 21 OMB, M-07-11 ( Mar. 22, 2007 ). 22 NIST frequently asked questions posted on NIST's FDCC Web site, January 28, 2008; OMB Memorandum for Chief Information Officers, Guidance on the Federal Desktop Core Configuration ( FDCC ), M-08-22 ( Washington, D.C.: Aug. 11, 2008 ). 23 Federal Information Processing Standards are standards to be used by federal organizations that are developed and published by N
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