The network device must be configured to use an authentication server for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55299	SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336	SV-69545r4_rule		Medium

Description
Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat. With robust centralized management, audit records for administrator account access to the organization's network devices can be more readily analyzed for trends and anomalies. The alternative method of defining administrator accounts on each device exposes the device configuration to remote access authentication attacks and system administrators with multiple authenticators for each network device.

Description

Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat. With robust centralized management, audit records for administrator account access to the organization's network devices can be more readily analyzed for trends and anomalies. The alternative method of defining administrator accounts on each device exposes the device configuration to remote access authentication attacks and system administrators with multiple authenticators for each network device.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-55919r5_chk )
Review the network device configuration to verify the device is configured to use an authentication server as primary source for authentication.

Fix Text (F-60163r4_fix)
Configure the network device to use an authentication server as the primary source for authentication.