Title

An Emergency Administrator Account must be created. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies an emergency administrator account has been created to ensure system availability in the event no administrators are able or available to access the system.

Check Content

Interview the SA to determine if an emergency administrator account exists and is stored with its password in a secure location.

Fix Text

Create and maintain an emergency administrator account for emergency situations.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-37322r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-25376

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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