The HP FlexFabric Switch must map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66221	HFFS-ND-000065	SV-80711r1_rule		Medium

Description
Authorization for access to any network device requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account must be bound to a user certificate when PKI-based authentication is implemented.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-66867r1_chk )

Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch maps the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication. [HP] display ssh user-information Total ssh users: 3 Username Authentication-type User-public-key-name Service-type pkiuser password-publickey hp all If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72297r1_fix)

Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication. Configure PKI entity: [HP] pki entity HP [HP-pki-entity-HP] common-name HP [HP-pki-entity-HP] country US [HP-pki-entity-HP] locality Littleton [HP-pki-entity-HP] organization-unit STG [HP-pki-entity-HP] organization HP [HP-pki-entity-HP] state MA [HP-pki-entity-HP] ip 15.252.76.101 [HP-pki-entity-HP] quit Configure PKI domain: [HP] pki domain HP [HP-pki-domain-HP] certificate request entity HP [HP-pki-domain-HP] public-key rsa general name hostkey [HP-pki-domain-HP] source ip 15.252.76.101 [HP-pki-domain-HP] undo crl check enable [HP-pki-domain-HP] quit Submit certificate request on the switch: [HP] pki request-certificate domain HP pkcs10 Transfer and import downloaded CA and user certificates to the switch: [HP] pki import domain jitc pem ca filename rae-root-ca.cer [HP] pki import domain jitc pem local filename HP.cer Configure a local user: [HP] local-user pkiuser [HP-luser-pkiuser] service-type ssh [HP-luser-pkiuser] authorization-attribute user-role network-admin [HP-luser-pkiuser] password Set this user as an SSH user and set authentication type to password-public key and assign pki domain: [HP] ssh user pkiuser service-type all authentication-type password-publickey assign pki-domain hp Note: Configuration required on the server side is not covered here.