Group accounts must not be configured or used for administrative access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3056	NET0460	SV-3056r4_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	High

Description
Group accounts on any device are strictly prohibited. If these group accounts are not changed when someone leaves the group, that person could possibly gain control of the network device. Having group accounts does not allow for proper auditing of who is accessing or changing the network.

STIG	Date
Free Space Optics Device Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)	2013-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-3503r8_chk )
Review the network device configuration and validate there are no group accounts configured for administrative access.

Fix Text (F-3081r7_fix)
Configure individual user accounts for each authorized administrator then remove or disable any group accounts with administrative access.