The DataPower Gateway must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65167	WSDP-NM-000115	SV-79657r1_rule		Medium

Description
Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators. If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. The organization-defined time period should be established for each device depending on the nature of the device; for example, a device with just a few administrators in a facility with spotty network connectivity may merit a longer caching time period than a device with many administrators.

Description

Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators. If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. The organization-defined time period should be established for each device depending on the nature of the device; for example, a device with just a few administrators in a facility with spotty network connectivity may merit a longer caching time period than a device with many administrators.

STIG	Date
IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-01-21

Details

Check Text ( C-65795r1_chk )
Go to Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings. Click on the Authentication tab. Verify cache mode is set to absolute and set timeout value is set. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71107r1_fix)
Go to Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings. Click on the Authentication tab. Set cache mode to absolute and set timeout value as needed.