AIX7-00-003200 - The AIX operating system must use Multi Factor Authentication.

Information

To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged and non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
Multifactor authentication uses two or more factors to achieve authentication.

Factors include:
1. Something you know (e.g., password/PIN);
2. Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and
3. Something you are (e.g., biometric).

The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.


Satisfies: SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

Solution

Install the IBM PowerSC MFA product.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R1_STIG.zip