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SSMC web server must enable strict two-factor authentication for access to the webUI.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-255265SSMC-WS-020010SV-255265r961863_ruleCCI-000765medium
Description
Accounts secured with only a password are subject to multiple forms of attack, from brute force, to social engineering. By enforcing strict two-factor authentication, this reduces the risk of account compromise by requiring an additional factor that is not a password. Strict two-factor authentication is enabled by default. However, this is enforced only when two-factor authentication is configured and active. This blocks access to web administrator console for ssmcadmin as this is a local account authenticated using password credentials. To allow access to administrator console, disable this strict two-factor authentication setting.
STIGDate
HPE 3PAR SSMC Web Server Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-05-30

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (7) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-06Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
0.50
IAC-06.1Network Access to Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.2Network Access to Non-Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.3Local Access to Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.4Out-of-Band Multi-Factor Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.7Hardware Token-Based Authentication
0.50
TDA-02.2Information Assurance Enabled Products
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (69) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.3
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000765
1.00
CCI-000766
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-255265r961863_chk)

Verify that SSMC is configured to enforce strict two-factor authentication by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. 2. Navigate to the Advanced Features section of the TUI by pressing "9" then "2". If the Advanced Features sections displays "Enable strict two-factor authentication", this is a finding. 3. Escape to the bash shell by pressing "X". 4. Check the two-factor authentication property values in the /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties file with the following command: $ grep ^security.twofactor /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties security.twofactor.strict = true security.twofactor.enabled = true If the properties for "security.twofactor.strict" and "security.twofactor.enabled" are not set to "true" or are missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-58822r869963_fix)

Configure SSMC to enforce strict two-factor authentication by doing the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. 2. Navigate to the Advanced Features section of the TUI by pressing "9" then "2". Press "1" to "Enable strict two-factor authentication" and "Y" to confirm. 3. Escape to the bash shell by pressing "X". 4. Enable and enforce strict two-factor authentication by setting these two properties in /opt/hpe/ssmc/ssmcbase/resources/ssmc.properties: security.twofactor.enabled = true security.twofactor.strict = true