The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-220597 | SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283 | CISC-ND-000880 | SV-220597r961290_rule | 2025-02-20 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail that documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officers (ISSOs). Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Review the switch configuration to determine if it automatically audits account enabling. The configuration should look similar to the example below: archive log config logging enable Note: Configuration changes can be viewed using the show archive log config all command. If account enabling is not automatically audited, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the switch to log account enabling using the following commands: SW4(config)#archive SW4(config-archive)#log config SW4(config-archive-log-cfg)#logging enable SW4(config-archive-log-cfg)#end |