The Akamai Luna Portal must automatically audit account enabling actions.

From Akamai KSD Service Impact Level 2 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283

Associated with: CCI-002130

SV-91171r1_rule The Akamai Luna Portal must automatically audit account enabling actions.

Vulnerability discussion

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

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Verify that the portal is sending Luna Event notifications: 1. Log in to the Luna Portal as an administrator. 2. Select Configure >> Alerts. 3. Search/filter for "Luna Control Center Event". 4. Click on "account enabling". 5. Verify that the following settings are selected by clicking the "Settings" button: "Manage - Manage Users". If the Luna Control Center event notifications are not enabled, this is a finding.

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Enable Luna Event notifications. 1. Log in to the Luna Portal as an administrator. 2. Select Configure >> Alerts. 3. Click the "Create New Alert" button. 4. Select "Luna Control Center Event" and press the "Next" button. 5. Check the box that reads "Manage - Manage Users". 6. Proceed through the alert creation wizard, filling out the appropriate fields, and then click "Submit".

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