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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55107	SRG-APP-000151-NDM-000248	SV-69353r2_rule		Medium

Description
Multifactor authentication is defined as: 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). To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. Applications integrating with the DoD Active Directory and utilizing the DoD CAC are examples of compliant multifactor authentication solutions. This control does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.

Description

Multifactor authentication is defined as: 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). To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. Applications integrating with the DoD Active Directory and utilizing the DoD CAC are examples of compliant multifactor authentication solutions. This control does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2019-09-27

Details

Check Text ( C-55729r3_chk )
Determine if the network device uses multifactor authentication for local 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 local access to privileged accounts, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55729r3_chk )

Determine if the network device uses multifactor authentication for local 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 local access to privileged accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59973r2_fix)
Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts. This control does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.