AAA Services must be configured to automatically remove authorizations for temporary user accounts after 72 hours.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-80821	SRG-APP-000024-AAA-000050	SV-95531r1_rule		Medium

Description
When temporary user accounts remain active after no longer needed or for an excessive period, these accounts may be used to gain unauthorized access. To mitigate this risk, automated termination of all temporary user accounts must be set upon account creation. Disabling a temporary account provides a higher risk alternative; disabling allows an insider adversary to enable the privileged account and make it permanent. Temporary accounts, when used, mandate that AAA Services must be configured to automatically terminate these types of accounts after 72 hours. When AAA Services do not perform account management, the connected Active Directory must provide this setting.

Description

When temporary user accounts remain active after no longer needed or for an excessive period, these accounts may be used to gain unauthorized access. To mitigate this risk, automated termination of all temporary user accounts must be set upon account creation. Disabling a temporary account provides a higher risk alternative; disabling allows an insider adversary to enable the privileged account and make it permanent. Temporary accounts, when used, mandate that AAA Services must be configured to automatically terminate these types of accounts after 72 hours. When AAA Services do not perform account management, the connected Active Directory must provide this setting.

STIG	Date
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Services (AAA) Security Requirements Guide	2019-12-12

Details

Check Text ( C-80557r3_chk )
If AAA Services do not provide authorizations based on external directory services, this is not applicable. Verify AAA Services are configured to automatically remove authorizations for temporary user accounts after 72 hours. If the AAA Services configuration does not automatically remove authorizations for temporary user accounts after 72 hours, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-87675r3_fix)
Configure AAA Services to automatically remove authorizations for temporary user accounts after 72 hours.