The HP FlexFabric Switch must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for each administrator account and/or administrator account type.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65963	HFFS-ND-000001	SV-80453r1_rule		Low

Description
Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system.

Description

Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system.

STIG	Date
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66611r1_chk )
Review the HP FlexFabric Switch configuration to see if it limits the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for all administrator accounts and/or administrator account types: [HP] display local-user Device management user test: State: Active Service type: None Access limit: Enabled Max access number: 3 Current access number: 0 User group: system Bind attributes: Authorization attributes: Work directory: cfa0: User role list: network-admin If "Max access number:" line is not present, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-66611r1_chk )

Review the HP FlexFabric Switch configuration to see if it limits the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for all administrator accounts and/or administrator account types:

[HP] display local-user

Device management user test:
State: Active
Service type: None
Access limit: Enabled Max access number: 3
Current access number: 0
User group: system
Bind attributes:
Authorization attributes:
Work directory: cfa0:
User role list: network-admin

If "Max access number:" line is not present, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72039r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for all administrator accounts and administrator account types as shown in the following example: [HP] local-user admin [HP-luser-manage-admin] access-limit 3