The Cisco ISR 4000 Series router must automatically audit account creation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-73965	CISR-ND-000009	SV-88639r1_rule		Medium

Description
Upon gaining access to a network device, an attacker will often first attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is to create a new account. Notification of account creation helps to mitigate this risk. Auditing account creation provides the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Without this audit trail, personnel without the proper authorization may gain access to critical network nodes.

Description

Upon gaining access to a network device, an attacker will often first attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is to create a new account. Notification of account creation helps to mitigate this risk. Auditing account creation provides the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Without this audit trail, personnel without the proper authorization may gain access to critical network nodes.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS XE Release 3 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-10-02

Details

Check Text ( C-74047r2_chk )
Review the Cisco ISR 4000 Series router configuration to determine if it automatically audits account creation. The configuration should look similar to the example below: logging userinfo archive log config logging enable logging size 1000 notify syslog contenttype plaintext hidekeys If account creation is not automatically audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-80505r2_fix)
Configure the Cisco ISR 4000 Series router to automatically audit the creation of accounts. The configuration should look similar to the example below: logging userinfo archive log config logging enable logging size 1000 notify syslog contenttype plaintext hidekeys