The network device must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55105	SRG-APP-000149-NDM-000247	SV-69351r1_rule		Medium

Description
Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something a user is (e.g., biometric). Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the Internet).

Description

Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something a user is (e.g., biometric). Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the Internet).

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2016-07-07

Details

Check Text ( C-55727r1_chk )
Determine if the network device uses multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts. 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 multifactor authentication is not used for network access to privileged accounts, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55727r1_chk )

Determine if the network device uses multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts. 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 multifactor authentication is not used for network access to privileged accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59971r1_fix)
Configure the network device to use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.