The BlackBerry Administration Server (BAS) must be configured for Active Directory authentication with a CTO 07-15Rev1 compliant administrator password.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22102	WIR1355-01	SV-25547r4_rule	ECWN-1	Medium

Description
The BAS provides the administrator interface for the BES. CTO 07-15Rev1 requires administrator accounts use either CAC authentication or use complex passwords to ensure storing access control is enforced.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Part 2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2011-09-30

Details

Check Text ( C-27032r3_chk )
Verify the BAS is configured to require Active Directory authentication for system administrators and users. To verify Active Directory Authentication is enabled, use the following procedure: -Launch the BlackBerry Administration Service. On the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution Topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view. -Click BlackBerry Administration Service. -Click on the Microsoft Active Directory authentication tab. -Verify username, password, and user domain fields have been entered for the BAS Active Directory account. Note: It is recommended that Single Sign-On Authentication also be selected on the on the Microsoft Active Directory authentication tab, but this may not be possible for all BES installations.

Check Text ( C-27032r3_chk )

Verify the BAS is configured to require Active Directory authentication for system administrators and users.

To verify Active Directory Authentication is enabled, use the following procedure:

-Launch the BlackBerry Administration Service. On the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution Topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.

-Click BlackBerry Administration Service.

-Click on the Microsoft Active Directory authentication tab.

-Verify username, password, and user domain fields have been entered for the BAS Active Directory account.

Note: It is recommended that Single Sign-On Authentication also be selected on the on the Microsoft Active Directory authentication tab, but this may not be possible for all BES installations.

Fix Text (F-23383r2_fix)
Set up the BAS for Active Directory (AD) authentication.