The operating system must audit all account enabling actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203690	SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120	SV-203690r379468_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to enable a new or disabled account. Auditing account modification actions provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many operating systems can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

Description

Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to enable a new or disabled account. Auditing account modification actions provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many operating systems can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2021-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-3815r374957_chk )
Verify the operating system automatically audits account enabling actions. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3815r374958_fix)
Configure the operating system to automatically audit account enabling actions.