AIX7-00-003205 - The AIX operating system must accept and verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials - PIV credentials

Information

The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication for systems covered under Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, as well as making the CAC a primary component of layered protection for national security systems.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000377-GPOS-00162

Solution

Install 'bos.ahafs' fileset from the PowerSC MFA DVD using the following command (assuming that the DVD device is mounted to /dev/cd0):

# installp -aXYgd /dev/cd0 -e /tmp/install.log bos.ahafs

Start the 'pmfahotplugd' service:

# startsrc-s pmfahotplugd

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V2R9_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2(12), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001953, CCI|CCI-001954, Rule-ID|SV-215441r853493_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003205, STIG-Legacy|SV-103039, STIG-Legacy|V-92951, Vuln-ID|V-215441

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0b0429248606fe350a06272827f70ec2254075079adc74d9e38cdddcbb2439a0