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V-207430

CAT II (Medium)

The VMM must notify the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO) when accounts are removed.

Rule ID

SV-207430r984231_rule

STIG

Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-000015

Discussion

When VMM accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual VMM users or for identifying the VMM processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that VMM accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

Check Content

Verify the VMM notifies the SA and ISSO when accounts are removed.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to notify the SA and ISSO when accounts are removed.