The application must notify appropriate individuals when accounts are created.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35729	SRG-APP-000291-MAPP-NA	SV-47016r1_rule		Medium

Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, they often attempt to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Notification of account creation is one method and best practice for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure that an audit trail which documents the creation of application user accounts and 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 the multitude of policy based access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise level authentication/access mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such an integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality. Examples of enterprise level authentication/access mechanisms include but are not limited to Active Directory and LDAP. Applications must support the requirement to notify appropriate individuals upon account creation. Rationale for non-applicability: This SRG applies to single-user applications. Therefore, account management requirements are not applicable.

Description

Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, they often attempt to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Notification of account creation is one method and best practice for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure that an audit trail which documents the creation of application user accounts and 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 the multitude of policy based access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise level authentication/access mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such an integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality. Examples of enterprise level authentication/access mechanisms include but are not limited to Active Directory and LDAP. Applications must support the requirement to notify appropriate individuals upon account creation. Rationale for non-applicability: This SRG applies to single-user applications. Therefore, account management requirements are not applicable.

STIG	Date
Mobile Application Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-44072r1_chk )
This requirement is NA for the MAPP SRG.

Fix Text (F-40272r1_fix)
The requirement is NA. No fix is required.