The Akamai Luna Portal must automatically audit account enabling actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-76475	AKSD-DM-000016	SV-91171r1_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail that documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and ISSOs. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

Description

Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail that documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and ISSOs. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

STIG	Date
Akamai KSD Service Impact Level 2 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-09-15

Details

Check Text ( C-76135r1_chk )
Verify that the portal is sending Luna Event notifications: 1. Log in to the Luna Portal as an administrator. 2. Select Configure >> Alerts. 3. Search/filter for "Luna Control Center Event". 4. Click on "account enabling". 5. Verify that the following settings are selected by clicking the "Settings" button: "Manage - Manage Users". If the Luna Control Center event notifications are not enabled, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-76135r1_chk )

Verify that the portal is sending Luna Event notifications:

1. Log in to the Luna Portal as an administrator.
2. Select Configure >> Alerts.
3. Search/filter for "Luna Control Center Event".
4. Click on "account enabling".
5. Verify that the following settings are selected by clicking the "Settings" button:
"Manage - Manage Users".

If the Luna Control Center event notifications are not enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-83153r1_fix)
Enable Luna Event notifications. 1. Log in to the Luna Portal as an administrator. 2. Select Configure >> Alerts. 3. Click the "Create New Alert" button. 4. Select "Luna Control Center Event" and press the "Next" button. 5. Check the box that reads "Manage - Manage Users". 6. Proceed through the alert creation wizard, filling out the appropriate fields, and then click "Submit".