V-217356

Discussion

Upon gaining access to a network device, an attacker will often first attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is to create a new account. Notification of account creation helps to mitigate this risk. Auditing account creation provides the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Without this audit trail, personnel without the proper authorization may gain access to critical network nodes.

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Review the switch configuration and verify that logging is enabled.

If logging is not enabled or is not enabled with sufficient detail to fulfill the specifications set forth in the VulDiscussion, this is a finding.

To determine if logging is enabled, enter: 

switch#show logging

The output must show logging as enabled, with a logging level of informational or debugging.

In order to ensure all user commands are captured, the following statement must be in the running config:

aaa accounting commands all default start-stop logging [group radius]