The DataPower Gateway must employ automated mechanisms to centrally apply authentication settings.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65179	WSDP-NM-000135	SV-79669r1_rule		Medium

Description
The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.

Description

The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.

STIG	Date
IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-65807r1_chk )
Go to Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings. Verify Authentication Method is LDAP. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71119r1_fix)
Go to Administration >> Access >> RBM Settings. Set Authentication Method to LDAP. Configure LDAP connection as needed.