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The network device must be configured to use at least one authentication server for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access. For boundary devices, two authentication servers are required.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-202132SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336SV-202132r1137887_ruleCCI-000370high
Description
Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat. With robust centralized management, audit records for administrator account access to the organization's network devices can be more readily analyzed for trends and anomalies. The alternative method of defining administrator accounts on each device exposes the device configuration to remote access authentication attacks and system administrators with multiple authenticators for each network device. A network boundary device is a piece of networking hardware that sits at the edge of a network, controlling the flow of data traffic between the internal network and external networks like the internet. It acts as a gatekeeper, enforcing security policies and protecting the internal network from unauthorized access and malicious attacks. Having a second authentication server delivers a defense in depth approach for critical boundary devices.
STIGDate
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide2025-09-10

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 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.

CFG-02.2Automated Central Management & Verification
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (28) 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-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-9Protection of Audit Information
1.00

+18 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-000370
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-202132r1137887_chk)

Review the network device configuration to verify that the device is configured to use at least one authentication server as a primary source for authentication. For boundary devices, verify that the device is configured to use at least two authentication servers for authentication. If the network device is not configured to use at least one authentication server for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access, this is a finding. If the network boundary device is not configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-2259r1137886_fix)

1. Configure the network device to use at least one authentication server or configure the network boundary device to use at least two authentication servers. 2. Configure the authentication order to use the authentication servers as primary source for authentication. 3. Configure all network connections associated with a device management to use the authentication servers for the purpose of login authentication.