Title

The container platform must use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network.

Check Content

Review the container platform configuration to determine if multifactor authentication is used for local access to privileged accounts. If multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts is not being used, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the container platform to use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-233081r981845_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-233081

Group Title: SRG-APP-000151

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