The operating system must use multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203643	SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055	SV-203643r982204_rule		Medium

Description
To ensure accountability, prevent unauthenticated access, and prevent misuse of the system, nonprivileged users must utilize multifactor authentication for local access. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1) Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); 2) Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); and 3) Something you are (e.g., biometric). A nonprivileged account is defined as an operating system account with authorizations of a regular or nonprivileged 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. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.

Description

To ensure accountability, prevent unauthenticated access, and prevent misuse of the system, nonprivileged users must utilize multifactor authentication for local access. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1) Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); 2) Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); and 3) Something you are (e.g., biometric). A nonprivileged account is defined as an operating system account with authorizations of a regular or nonprivileged 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. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2024-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-3768r982133_chk )
Verify the operating system uses multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3768r982134_fix)
Configure the operating system to use multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts.