ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Practice Question
In a regulated environment, investigators must later prove which administrator altered firewall rules. The system already hashes each rule change and stores the editor's user ID. What additional control would best provide cryptographic non-repudiation of each modification record?
Encrypt the log files symmetrically so only security personnel can read them.
Digitally sign each change record with the administrator's private key before it is written to the log.
Store the log files on write-once, read-many (WORM) media to prevent any later alteration.
Require administrators to use multi-factor authentication when logging into the firewall management console.
Non-repudiation requires tying the specific individual to the exact data that was acted upon in a way that cannot be credibly denied later. A digital signature satisfies this because the administrator's private key signs a hash of the change record, binding the identity (via the public-key certificate) to the exact contents that were approved at that moment. Hashing alone only shows that data was not altered, symmetric encryption only hides content, MFA confirms identity at login but does not attach that identity to each record, and WORM storage preserves integrity but still lacks proof of the signer's identity. Therefore, digitally signing each record with the administrator's private key is the strongest option for non-repudiation.
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