The VMM must notify the system administrator and ISSO when accounts are removed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207430	SRG-OS-000277-VMM-000990	SV-207430r379330_rule		Medium

Description
When VMM accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual VMM users or for identifying the VMM processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that VMM accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

Description

When VMM accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual VMM users or for identifying the VMM processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that VMM accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-7687r365700_chk )
Verify the VMM notifies the system administrator and ISSO when accounts are removed. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7687r365701_fix)
Configure the VMM to notify the system administrator and ISSO when accounts are removed.