Title

AAA Services must be configured to notify the system administrators (SAs) and information system security officer (ISSO) when accounts are created. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Sending notification of account creation events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. AAA Services may not have built-in capabilities to notify the administrators and ISSO and may require the use of third-party tools (e.g. SNMP, SIEM) to perform the notification.

Check Content

If AAA Services rely on directory services for user account management, this is not applicable and the connected directory services must perform this function. Verify AAA Services are configured to notify the SAs and ISSO when accounts are created. If AAA Services are not configured to notify the SAs and ISSO when accounts are created, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure AAA Services to notify the SAs and the ISSO when accounts are created.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-204682r981574_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-204682

Group Title: SRG-APP-000291

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