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Re: [2600] question on FMT_MSA.1 and FMT_MSA.3



Hi Nancy,

 

I am still confused.

 

Based on Table 16-Common Access Control SFP:

U.NORMAL cannot delete D.DOC "except for his/her own documents"

U.NORMAL cannot modify or delete D.FUNC "except for his/her own documents"

 

 

From this, I really can not see how this Common Access Control rule can be used to protect the security attribute that is used to enforce the Common Access Control SFP.

 

Lida

 

Principle engineer,

 

Kyocera Technology Development


From: Nancy Chen [mailto:nchen@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [2600] question on FMT_MSA.1 and FMT_MSA.3

 


Lida,

You are right that "Common Access Control SFP is used to protect user data",
but FMT_MSA.1 and FMT_MSA.3 are requirements for managing the security attributes used to enforce the Common Access Control SFP.

That's definitely a requirement.

Hope this helps.

-Nancy


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11/12/2008 07:43 PM

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[2600] question on FMT_MSA.1 and FMT_MSA.3

 

 

 




Hi all,



I think there are some problems with FMT_MSA.1 and FMT_MSA.3. If I have
made a mistake, please clarify me.



Based on FMT_MSA.1.1(a)  the TSF shall enforce the Common Access Control
SFP, [assignment: access control SFP(s), information flow control
SFP(s)] to restrict the ability to [selection: change_default, query,
modify, delete, [assignment: other operations]] the security attributes
[assignment: list of security attributes] to [assignment: the authorized
identified roles].



Here I think the security attributes is TSF data. However Common Access
Control SFP is used to protect user data. The object of Common Access
Control SFP is user document data and user functional data. Therefore I
think we should not use Common Access Control SFP here.



There are the same problem with FMT_MSA.1.1(b), FMT_MSA.1.3(a), and
FMT_MSA.1.3(b).





Thanks,



Lida,



Principle engineer,



Kyocera technology development