ONTAP must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the device configuration.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-246939
NAOT-CM-000001
SV-246939r961461_rule
Medium
Description
Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to device configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system.
When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it should be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the device could potentially have significant effects on the overall security of the device.
Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals should be allowed to obtain access to device components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.
Logical access restrictions include, for example, controls that restrict access to workflow automation, media libraries, abstract layers (e.g., changes implemented into third-party interfaces rather than directly into information systems), and change windows (e.g., changes occur only during specified times, making unauthorized changes easy to discover).