F5BI-DM-000155 - The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to generate alerts that can be forwarded to the administrators and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) when accounts are created.

Information

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 simply create a new account. Notification of account creation is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail that documents the creation of accounts and notifies administrators and the ISSO. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use a properly configured authentication server to send a notification message to the administrators and ISSO when accounts are created.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_F5_BIG-IP_Y24M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-2(4), 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-001683, Rule-ID|SV-228995r879887_rule, STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000155, STIG-Legacy|SV-74607, STIG-Legacy|V-60177, Vuln-ID|V-228995

Plugin: F5

Control ID: 47fcdbbd17f66a8637dacea9f6f57b95c67459e60822d9dd5ffe2742d4278fbc