The network device must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55105	SRG-APP-000149-NDM-000247	SV-69351r3_rule		Medium

Description
Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something a user is (e.g., biometric). Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., LAN, WAN, or the Internet). DoD has mandated the use of the Common Access Card (CAC) token/credential to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under HSPD 12. DoD recommended architecture for network devices is for system administrators to authenticate using an authentication server using the DoD CAC credential with DoD-approved PKI. This requirement does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.

Description

Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something a user is (e.g., biometric). Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., LAN, WAN, or the Internet). DoD has mandated the use of the Common Access Card (CAC) token/credential to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under HSPD 12. DoD recommended architecture for network devices is for system administrators to authenticate using an authentication server using the DoD CAC credential with DoD-approved PKI. This requirement does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2017-07-07

Details

Check Text ( C-55727r3_chk )
Determine if the network device is configured to use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged users, including administrator accounts. Network access may use a properly implemented authentication server for validation of credentials. If multifactor authentication is not used for network access to all privileged accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59971r2_fix)
Configure the network device to use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts. This requirement does not apply to the account of last resort or root account. DoD prohibits local user accounts on the device, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account.