The AIX operating system must use Multi Factor Authentication.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215436	AIX7-00-003200	SV-215436r508663_rule		Medium

Description
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged and non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication uses 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, token); and 3. Something you are (e.g., biometric). The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

Description

To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged and non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication uses 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, token); and 3. Something you are (e.g., biometric). The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16634r294759_chk )
Verify that all required packages are installed: # lslpp -l \|grep -i powerscmfa powerscMFA.license 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA license files powerscMFA.pam.base 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA standard inband powerscMFA.pam.fallback 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA Password fallback powerscMFA.pam.pmfamapper 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED USB Smartcard Interface to powerscMFA.pam.usbsmartcard If any of the above packages are not installed, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16634r294759_chk )

Verify that all required packages are installed:

# lslpp -l |grep -i powerscmfa

powerscMFA.license 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA license files
powerscMFA.pam.base 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA standard inband
powerscMFA.pam.fallback 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED PowerSC MFA Password fallback
powerscMFA.pam.pmfamapper 1.2.0.1 COMMITTED USB Smartcard Interface to
powerscMFA.pam.usbsmartcard

If any of the above packages are not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16632r294760_fix)
Install the IBM PowerSC MFA product.