Direct logins must not be permitted to shared, default, application, or utility accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-760	GEN000280	SV-37419r1_rule	ECSC-1 IAIA-1	Medium

Description
Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log in with the same user identification) do not provide identification and authentication. There is no way to provide for non-repudiation or individual accountability.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-09

Details

Check Text ( C-36102r1_chk )
Use the last command to check for multiple accesses to an account from different workstations/IP addresses. # last -R If users log directly onto accounts, rather than using the switch user (su) command from their own named account to access them, this is a finding (such as logging directly on to oracle). Verify with the SA or the IAO on documentation for users/administrators to log into their own accounts first and then switch user (su) to the account to be shared has been maintained including requirements and procedures. If no such documentation exists, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36102r1_chk )

Use the last command to check for multiple accesses to an account from different workstations/IP addresses.

# last -R

If users log directly onto accounts, rather than using the switch user (su) command from their own named account to access them, this is a finding (such as logging directly on to oracle).

Verify with the SA or the IAO on documentation for users/administrators to log into their own accounts first and then switch user (su) to the account to be shared has been maintained including requirements and procedures. If no such documentation exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31348r2_fix)
Use the switch user (su) command from a named account login to access shared accounts. Document requirements and procedures for users/administrators to log into their own accounts first and then switch user (su) to the account to be shared.