The VPN Gateway must authenticate all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing a connection.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-207241 | SRG-NET-000343-VPN-001370 | SV-207241r856715_rule | CCI-001958 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. For distributed architectures (e.g., service-oriented architectures), the decisions regarding the validation of authentication claims may be made by services separate from the services acting on those decisions. In such situations, it is necessary to provide authentication decisions (as opposed to the actual authenticators) to the services that need to act on those decisions. This requirement applies to applications that connect either locally, remotely, or through a network to an endpoint device (including, but not limited to, workstations, printers, servers (outside a datacenter), VoIP Phones, and VTC CODECs). Gateways and SOA applications are examples of where this requirement would apply. Device authentication is a solution enabling an organization to manage devices. It is an additional layer of authentication ensuring only specific pre-authorized devices can access the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security Requirements Guide | 2024-12-19 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-3
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.5.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001958
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-207241r856715_chk)
Verity the VPN Gateway authenticates all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing a connection.
If the VPN Gateway does not authenticate all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing a connection, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-7501r378345_fix)
Configure the VPN Gateway to authenticate all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing a connection.