V-217485

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 create a new account. Notification of account creation is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail which documents the creation of accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officers (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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Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch generates alerts that can be forwarded to the administrators and ISSO when accounts are created. 

[HP] display info-center

Information Center: Enabled
Console: Enabled
Monitor: Enabled
Log host: Enabled
    Source address interface: GigabitEthernet0/1
   192.168.16.102,
    port number: 514, host facility: local7

If the HP FlexFabric Switch is configured to use an authentication server which would perform this function, this is not a finding.

If alerts are not generated when accounts are created and forwarded to the administrators and ISSO, this is a finding.