The IDPS must notify the account owner when the account has been disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000010-IDPS-000026	SRG-NET-000010-IDPS-000026	SRG-NET-000010-IDPS-000026_rule		Low

Description
Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the IDPS is being controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the appropriate and necessary privileges. Auditing account creation and modification, along with an automatic notification to appropriate individuals, will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. It is also vital that the disabling of accounts is monitored to ensure that authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required. Notifying the individual whose account has been disabled will provide an alert, so the account can be enabled if it had been disabled by mistake.

Description

Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the IDPS is being controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the appropriate and necessary privileges. Auditing account creation and modification, along with an automatic notification to appropriate individuals, will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. It is also vital that the disabling of accounts is monitored to ensure that authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required. Notifying the individual whose account has been disabled will provide an alert, so the account can be enabled if it had been disabled by mistake.

STIG	Date
IDPS Security Requirements Guide (SRG)	2012-03-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43144_chk )
Navigate to the account management or audit notifications screen on the management console. Verify the list of configured alerts includes a notice for account disabling. Verify the notice is sent to the account owner. If the system is not configured to notify the individual whose account has been disabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43144_fix)
Configure the management console to send an alert to the account owner when the account is disabled.