The container platform must use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-233081	SRG-APP-000151-CTR-000365	SV-233081r879592_rule		Medium

Description
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network.

Description

To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network.

STIG	Date
Container Platform Security Requirements Guide	2023-11-30

Details

Check Text ( C-36017r600730_chk )
Review the container platform configuration to determine if multifactor authentication is used for local access to privileged accounts. If multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts is not being used, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-35985r600731_fix)
Configure the container platform to use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.