The VMM must uniquely identify and must authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207386	SRG-OS-000104-VMM-000500	SV-207386r958482_rule		Medium

Description
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Organizational users include organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have the equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors). Organizational users (and processes acting on behalf of users) must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses, except for the following: (i) Accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization. Organizations document specific user actions that can be performed on the VMM without identification or authentication; and (ii) Accesses that occur through authorized use of group authenticators without individual authentication. Organizations may require unique identification of individuals in group accounts (e.g., shared privilege accounts) or for detailed accountability of individual activity.

Description

To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Organizational users include organizational employees or individuals the organization deems to have the equivalent status of employees (e.g., contractors). Organizational users (and processes acting on behalf of users) must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all accesses, except for the following: (i) Accesses explicitly identified and documented by the organization. Organizations document specific user actions that can be performed on the VMM without identification or authentication; and (ii) Accesses that occur through authorized use of group authenticators without individual authentication. Organizations may require unique identification of individuals in group accounts (e.g., shared privilege accounts) or for detailed accountability of individual activity.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2024-05-28

Details

Check Text ( C-7643r365568_chk )
Verify the VMM uniquely identifies and authenticates organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users). If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7643r365569_fix)
Configure the VMM to uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).