The MQ Appliance network device access must automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-74927	MQMH-ND-000080	SV-89601r1_rule		Medium

Description
Since the accounts in the MQ Appliance network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the MQ Appliance network device. Inactive accounts could be reactivated or compromised by unauthorized users, allowing exploitation of vulnerabilities and undetected access to the MQ Appliance network device. This control does not include emergency administration accounts, which are meant for access to the MQ Appliance network device components in case of network failure.

Description

Since the accounts in the MQ Appliance network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the MQ Appliance network device. Inactive accounts could be reactivated or compromised by unauthorized users, allowing exploitation of vulnerabilities and undetected access to the MQ Appliance network device. This control does not include emergency administration accounts, which are meant for access to the MQ Appliance network device components in case of network failure.

STIG	Date
IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-74785r1_chk )
Log on to the MQ Appliance WebGUI as a privileged user. Go to Administration (gear icon) >> Access >> RBM Settings. Verify the Authentication Method is set to LDAP. Review LDAP server settings and verify accounts are configured to be disabled after 35 days of inactivity. If MQ is not set to LDAP authentication or if LDAP is not configured to meet the requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-81543r1_fix)
Log on to the MQ Appliance WebGUI as a privileged user. Go to Administration (gear icon) >> Access >> RBM Settings. Set Authentication Method to LDAP. Configure LDAP server connection as required.