The AAA Service must be configured to notify system administrators and ISSO for account disabling actions.

From Authentication Authorization and Accounting Service Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-001685

SRG-APP-000293-AAA-000015_rule The AAA Service must be configured to notify system administrators and ISSO for account disabling actions.

Vulnerability discussion

When application accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual users or for identifying the application processes themselves. Sending notification of account disabling events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that application accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

Check content

If the AAA Service relies on directory services for user account management this is not applicable and the connected directory services must perform this function. Verify the AAA Service is configured to notify system administrators and ISSO for account disabling actions. If the AAA Service is not configured to notify system administrators and ISSO for account disabling actions, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the AAA Service to notify system administrators and ISSO for account disabling actions.

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