The container platform must notify system administrators (SAs) and the information system security officer (ISSO) when accounts are created.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-233143	SRG-APP-000291	SRG-APP-000291-CTR-000675	SV-233143r981871_rule	2024-12-05	2

Description
Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Sending notification of account creation events to the SA and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to offload those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

Description

Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Sending notification of account creation events to the SA and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to offload those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

ℹ️ Check
Review the container platform configuration to determine if system administrators and ISSO are notified when accounts are created. If SAs and ISSO are not notified, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the container platform to notify SAs and ISSO when accounts are created.