ONTAP must automatically audit account-enabling actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-246925	NAOT-AC-000004	SV-246925r961290_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail, which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officer (ISSO). Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

Description

Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail, which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officer (ISSO). Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

STIG	Date
NetApp ONTAP DSC 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-50357r769105_chk )
Use "cluster log-forwarding show" to see if a remote syslog destination is defined for ONTAP. Use commands available on the remote syslog server to check for new account creation or enabling a disabled account. If ONTAP does not automatically audit account-enabling actions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-50311r769106_fix)
Use "cluster log-forwarding show" to identify defined ONTAP remote syslog servers. If no remote syslog servers are defined, use "cluster log-forwarding create" to define a syslog destination. On the remote syslog server, use commands available to check for new account creation or enabling a disabled account.