The CA API Gateway must not have any default manufacturer passwords when deployed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-71527	CAGW-DM-000140	SV-86151r1_rule		Medium

Description
Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or are easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

Description

Network devices not protected with strong password schemes provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password and gain access to the device, which can result in loss of availability, confidentiality, or integrity of network traffic. Many default vendor passwords are well known or are easily guessed; therefore, not removing them prior to deploying the network device into production provides an opportunity for a malicious user to gain unauthorized access to the device.

STIG	Date
CA API Gateway NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-09-20

Details

Check Text ( C-71899r1_chk )
Verify login as "root" (at the console) and "ssgconfig" have non-default passwords. The default password for "root" is "7layer" and the default password for "ssgconfig" is "7layer". If root or ssgconfig use default passwords, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-77847r1_fix)
Use the "passwd" command to set non-default passwords.