The AIX operating system must be configured to authenticate using Multi Factor Authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215437 | AIX7-00-003201 | SV-215437r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged and non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication uses two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1. Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); 2. Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and 3. Something you are (e.g., biometric). The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215437r991589_chk)
Verify the global "auth_type" is configured to use PAM:
# grep auth_type /etc/security/login.cfg |grep AUTH
auth_type = PAM_AUTH
If "auth_type" is not set to "PAM_AUTH", this is a finding.
Verify that the user stanza is configured to use PAM:
# lssec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -susw -a auth_type
usw auth_type=PAM_AUTH
If "auth_type" is not set to "PAM_AUTH", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16633r294763_fix)
Run the following command to set the global and user stanza "auth_type":
# chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -susw -a auth_type=PAM_AUTH