The network device must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational administrators (or processes acting on behalf of organizational administrators).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55103	SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000246	SV-69349r1_rule		Medium

Description
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational administrators must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all network management accesses to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2015-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-55725r1_chk )
Determine if the network device uniquely identifies and authenticates organizational administrators. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. This requirement may be met through use of a properly configured authentication server if the device is configured to use the authentication server. If organizational administrators are not uniquely identified and authenticated, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55725r1_chk )

Determine if the network device uniquely identifies and authenticates organizational administrators. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. This requirement may be met through use of a properly configured authentication server if the device is configured to use the authentication server. If organizational administrators are not uniquely identified and authenticated, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59969r1_fix)
Configure the network device to uniquely identify and authenticate organizational administrators.