The firewall implementation must notify the organizationally identified individuals when the account has been disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-37044	SRG-NET-000010-FW-000010	SV-48805r1_rule		Low

Description
Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the firewall is controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the necessary privileges. Auditing account creation and modification, along with an automatic notification to designated individuals, will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Disabling of accounts must be monitored to ensure authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required. Notifying designated system administrators will provide an alert, so the account can be enabled if it had been disabled by mistake. This requirement is applicable to accounts created or maintained using the firewall application itself rather than the underlying OS or an authentication server. Accounts created and maintained on AAA devices (e.g., RADIUS, LDAP, or Active Directory) are secured using the applicable security guide or STIG.

Description

Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the firewall is controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the necessary privileges. Auditing account creation and modification, along with an automatic notification to designated individuals, will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Disabling of accounts must be monitored to ensure authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required. Notifying designated system administrators will provide an alert, so the account can be enabled if it had been disabled by mistake. This requirement is applicable to accounts created or maintained using the firewall application itself rather than the underlying OS or an authentication server. Accounts created and maintained on AAA devices (e.g., RADIUS, LDAP, or Active Directory) are secured using the applicable security guide or STIG.

STIG	Date
Firewall Security Requirements Guide	2013-04-24

Details

Check Text ( C-45337r1_chk )
Review the firewall configuration to determine if the system notifies the organizationally identified individuals when accounts are disabled. If there is not a viewable, configurable option, request the administrator disable an account and verify that a notification is sent to the organizationally identified individuals. If the organizationally identified individuals are not notified upon account disabling actions, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-45337r1_chk )

Review the firewall configuration to determine if the system notifies the organizationally identified individuals when accounts are disabled.
If there is not a viewable, configurable option, request the administrator disable an account and verify that a notification is sent to the organizationally identified individuals.

If the organizationally identified individuals are not notified upon account disabling actions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41903r1_fix)
Configure the firewall implementation to send an alert to the organizationally identified individuals (e.g., designated administrator and/or account owner) when the account is disabled.