action: global
title: Cleartext Protocol Usage
id: 7e4bfe58-4a47-4709-828d-d86c78b7cc1f
status: stable
description: Ensure that all account usernames and authentication credentials are transmitted across networks using encrypted channels. Ensure that an encryption
    is used for all sensitive information in transit. Ensure that an encrypted channels is used  for all administrative account access.
author: Alexandr Yampolskyi, SOC Prime
date: 2019/03/26
references:
    - https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list/
    - https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_DSS_v3-2-1.pdf
    - https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CSWP/NIST.CSWP.04162018.pdf
falsepositives:
    - unknown
level: low
tags:
    - CSC4
    - CSC4.5
    - CSC14
    - CSC14.4
    - CSC16
    - CSC16.5
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AT-2
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.MA-2
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.PT-3
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AC-1
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AC-4
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AC-5
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AC-6
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.AC-7
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.DS-1
    - NIST CSF 1.1 PR.DS-2
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.1
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.2
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.3
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.4
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.5
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.2.6
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.3.1
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.4.1
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.4.2
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.4.3
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.4.4
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.8.3.1
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.9.1.1
    - ISO 27002-2013 A.10.1.1
    - PCI DSS 3.2 2.1
    - PCI DSS 3.2 8.1
    - PCI DSS 3.2 8.2
    - PCI DSS 3.2 8.3
    - PCI DSS 3.2 8.7
    - PCI DSS 3.2 8.8
    - PCI DSS 3.2 1.3
    - PCI DSS 3.2 1.4
    - PCI DSS 3.2 4.3
    - PCI DSS 3.2 7.1
    - PCI DSS 3.2 7.2
    - PCI DSS 3.2 7.3
---
logsource:
    product: netflow
detection:
    selection:
        destination.port:
            - 8080
            - 21
            - 80
            - 23
            - 50000
            - 1521
            - 27017
            - 1433
            - 11211
            - 3306
            - 15672
            - 5900
            - 5901
            - 5902
            - 5903
            - 5904
    condition: selection
---
logsource:
    category: firewall
detection:
    selection1:
        destination.port:
            - 8080
            - 21
            - 80
            - 23
            - 50000
            - 1521
            - 27017
            - 3306
            - 1433
            - 11211
            - 15672
            - 5900
            - 5901
            - 5902
            - 5903
            - 5904
    selection2:
        action:
            - forward
            - accept
            - 2
    condition: selection1 AND selection2