The VMM must use multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207390	SRG-OS-000108-VMM-000540	SV-207390r984209_rule		Medium

Description
To assure accountability, prevent unauthenticated access, and prevent misuse of the system, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication for local access. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); or (iii) Something you are (e.g., biometric). A nonprivileged account is defined as a VMM account with authorizations of a regular or nonprivileged user. Local access is defined as access to an organizational VMM by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.

Description

To assure accountability, prevent unauthenticated access, and prevent misuse of the system, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication for local access. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device or token); or (iii) Something you are (e.g., biometric). A nonprivileged account is defined as a VMM account with authorizations of a regular or nonprivileged user. Local access is defined as access to an organizational VMM by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. The DOD CAC with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-7647r984207_chk )
Verify the VMM uses multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7647r984208_fix)
Configure the VMM to use multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts.