The Akamai Luna Portal must notify the SAs and ISSO when accounts are created, or enabled when previously disabled.

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

Part of SRG-APP-000320-NDM-000284

Associated with: CCI-002132

SV-91173r1_rule The Akamai Luna Portal must notify the SAs and ISSO when accounts are created, or enabled when previously disabled.

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 simply 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 which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies the SAs and ISSO. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously enabled and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.In order to detect and respond to events that affect network administrator accessibility and device processing, network devices must audit account enabling actions and, as required, notify the appropriate individuals so they can investigate the event.

Check content

Verify that the portal is sending the expected 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 creation". 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 boxes for applicable alerts. 6. Proceed through the alert creation wizard, filling out the appropriate fields, and then click "Submit".

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