Two-factor authentication must be implemented to restrict access to all network elements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-251369	NET0445	SV-251369r806062_rule		Medium

Description

Without secure management implemented with authenticated access controls, strong two-factor authentication, encryption of the management session and audit logs, unauthorized users may gain access to network managed devices compromised, large parts of the network could be incapacitated with only a few commands.

STIG	Date
Network Infrastructure Policy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-08-02

Details

Check Text (C-54804r806060_chk)

Review all network element configurations to ensure that an authentication server is being used. Then verify that a two-factor authentication method has been implemented. The RADIUS or TACACS server referenced in the configurations will call a two-factor authentication server.

If two-factor authentication is not being used to access all network elements, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54757r806061_fix)

The network administrator must ensure strong two-factor authentication is being incorporated in the access scheme.