Trend Deep Security must automatically audit account creation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65861	TMDS-00-000020	SV-80351r1_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Auditing of account creation is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail documents the creation of application user accounts and, as required, notifies administrators and/or application owners exists. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms meeting or exceeding access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

Description

Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Auditing of account creation is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail documents the creation of application user accounts and, as required, notifies administrators and/or application owners exists. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms meeting or exceeding access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

STIG	Date
Trend Micro Deep Security 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-02-26

Details

Check Text ( C-66509r1_chk )
Review the Trend Deep Security server to ensure account creation is automatically audited. Verify "User Created" events is enabled by reviewing the following: Administration >> System Settings >> System Events >> Enable Event ID 650 User Created. Select: Record Select: Forward If "User Created" is not enabled this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71937r1_fix)
Configure the Trend Deep Security server to automatically audit account creation. Enable "User Created" events by selecting the following: Administration >> System Settings >> System Events >> Enable Event ID 650 User Created. Select: Record Select: Forward