The DBMS must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-32443	SRG-APP-000149-DB-000104	SV-42780r1_rule		Medium

Description
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. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, Internet). The lack of multifactor authentication makes it much easier for an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a system.

Description

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. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, Internet). The lack of multifactor authentication makes it much easier for an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a system.

STIG	Date
Database Security Requirements Guide	2012-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-40882r1_chk )
Review DBMS settings to determine whether users logging into privileged accounts via a network are required to use multifactor authentication. If users logging into privileged accounts via a network are not required to use multifactor authentication, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-36358r1_fix)
Configure DBMS settings to require multifactor authentication for network users logging into privileged accounts.