Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62947	RICX-DM-000094	SV-77437r1_rule		Medium

Description
The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.

Description

The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.

STIG	Date
Riverbed SteelHead CX v8 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-11-30

Details

Check Text ( C-63699r1_chk )
Verify that RiOS is configured to employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> TACACS+ Verify that "TACACS+ Servers" has at least one server defined -- or -- Navigate to Configure >> Security >> RADIUS Verify that "RADIUS Servers" has at least one server defined If no servers exist in "TACACS+ Servers" or "RADIUS Servers", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-63699r1_chk )

Verify that RiOS is configured to employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings.

Navigate to the device Management Console
Navigate to Configure >> Security >> TACACS+
Verify that "TACACS+ Servers" has at least one server defined

-- or --

Navigate to Configure >> Security >> RADIUS
Verify that "RADIUS Servers" has at least one server defined

If no servers exist in "TACACS+ Servers" or "RADIUS Servers", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68865r1_fix)
Configure RiOS to employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> TACACS+ Click "Add a TACACS+ Server" Set "Hostname or IP Address" to the hostname or IP address of the TACACS+ server Set "Enabled" Click "Add" Click "Set a Global Default Key" Set the value of "Global Key" to the required value Set the value of "Confirm Global Key" to the required value Click "Apply" Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently -- or -- Navigate to Configure >> Security >> RADIUS Click "Add a RADIUS Server" Set "Hostname or IP Address" to the hostname or IP address of the RADIUS server Set the value of "Authentication Port" to the appropriate value Set the value of "Authentication Type" to "CHAP" Set "Enabled" Click "Add" Click "Set a Global Default Key" Set the value of "Global Key" to the required value Set the value of "Confirm Global Key" to the required value Click "Apply" Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently

Fix Text (F-68865r1_fix)

Configure RiOS to employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings.

Navigate to the device Management Console

Navigate to Configure >> Security >> TACACS+
Click "Add a TACACS+ Server"
Set "Hostname or IP Address" to the hostname or IP address of the TACACS+ server
Set "Enabled"
Click "Add"
Click "Set a Global Default Key"
Set the value of "Global Key" to the required value
Set the value of "Confirm Global Key" to the required value
Click "Apply"

Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently

-- or --

Navigate to Configure >> Security >> RADIUS
Click "Add a RADIUS Server"
Set "Hostname or IP Address" to the hostname or IP address of the RADIUS server
Set the value of "Authentication Port" to the appropriate value
Set the value of "Authentication Type" to "CHAP"
Set "Enabled"
Click "Add"
Click "Set a Global Default Key"
Set the value of "Global Key" to the required value
Set the value of "Confirm Global Key" to the required value
Click "Apply"

Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently