The network device must automatically audit account modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007	SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007	SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007_rule		Low

Description
Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the network device. Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the appropriate and necessary privileges. Auditing account modification along with an automatic notification to appropriate individuals will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. If modifications to management accounts are not audited, reconciliation of account management procedures cannot be tracked. This requirement is applicable to accounts created or maintained using the network device application itself rather than the underlying OS or an authentication server. Accounts created and maintained on an authentication server (e.g., RADIUS, LDAP, or Active Directory) are secured using the applicable security guide or STIG.

Description

Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the network device. Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secured manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the appropriate and necessary privileges. Auditing account modification along with an automatic notification to appropriate individuals will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. If modifications to management accounts are not audited, reconciliation of account management procedures cannot be tracked. This requirement is applicable to accounts created or maintained using the network device application itself rather than the underlying OS or an authentication server. Accounts created and maintained on an authentication server (e.g., RADIUS, LDAP, or Active Directory) are secured using the applicable security guide or STIG.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2013-07-30

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007_chk )
Review the network device configuration to verify the list of configured audit events includes a notice for account modification, such as changes to access or privileges. If there is no viewable, configurable option, request the administrator modify an account and view the logs generated to validate the account modification is logged. If account modification events are not logged, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007_chk )

Review the network device configuration to verify the list of configured audit events includes a notice for account modification, such as changes to access or privileges.
If there is no viewable, configurable option, request the administrator modify an account and view the logs generated to validate the account modification is logged.

If account modification events are not logged, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000007-NDM-000007_fix)
Configure the network device to log all account modifications (e.g., changes to access or privileges).