The container platform must use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-233079	SRG-APP-000149	SRG-APP-000149-CTR-000355	SV-233079r960972_rule	2024-12-05	2

Description
Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires 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. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the internet).

Description

Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires 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. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the internet).

ℹ️ Check
Review the container platform configuration to determine if the container platform is configured to use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts. If the container platform does not use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the container platform to use multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.