Check: RINP-DM-000060
Riverbed NetProfiler STIG:
RINP-DM-000060
(in versions v2 r1 through v1 r1)
Title
The Riverbed NetProfiler must be configured to use an authentication server to authenticate users prior to granting administrative access. (Cat I impact)
Discussion
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.
Check Content
Go to Administration >> Account Management >> Remote Authentication. Verify that RADIUS, TACACS+, or SAML 2.0 are enabled and configured. If this is not true, this is a finding.
Fix Text
This requirement does not apply to the local account of last resort or system accounts. Go to Administration >> Account Management >> Remote Authentication. Configure and enable RADIUS, TACACS+, or SAML 2.0. The following is an example using RADIUS. Refer to the user's guide for instructions for TACACS+ or SAML.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-256093r997791_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-256093
Group Title: SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336
Expert Comments
CCIs
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000366 |
Implement the security configuration settings. |
| CCI-000370 |
Manage configuration settings for organization-defined system components using organization-defined automated mechanisms. |
| CCI-003627 |
Disable accounts when the accounts have expired. |
| CCI-003628 |
Disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. |
| CCI-004046 |
Implement multi-factor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or non-privileged accounts such that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access. |
| CCI-004047 |
Implement multi-factor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or non-privileged accounts such that the device meets organization-defined strength of mechanism requirements. |