AIX must monitor and record unsuccessful remote logins.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215286	AIX7-00-002101	SV-215286r508663_rule		Medium

Description
Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access management difficult at best. Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Automated monitoring of remote access sessions allows organizations to detect cyberattacks and also ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by auditing connection activities of remote access capabilities, such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), on a variety of information system components (e.g., servers, workstations, notebook computers, smartphones, and tablets).

Description

Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access management difficult at best. Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless. Automated monitoring of remote access sessions allows organizations to detect cyberattacks and also ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by auditing connection activities of remote access capabilities, such as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), on a variety of information system components (e.g., servers, workstations, notebook computers, smartphones, and tablets).

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-10

Details

Check Text ( C-16484r294309_chk )
Check if the file "/etc/security/failedlogin" is a symlink by using the following command: # ls -al /etc/security/failedlogin The above command should yield the following output: -rw------- 1 root system 648 Sep 05 14:59 /etc/security/failedlogin If the file "/etc/security/failedlogin" is a symlink, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16482r294310_fix)
Remove the symlink of "/etc/security/failedlogin" file by using the following command: # rm /etc/security/failedlogin The "/etc/security/failedlogin" file will be created when system logs event for a failed login.