The Palo Alto Networks security platform must uniquely identify and authenticate organizational administrators (or processes acting on behalf of organizational administrators).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational administrators must be uniquely identified and authenticated for all network management accesses to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
- ID
- SV-228646r961863_rule
- Version
- PANW-NM-000047
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Create a separate administrative account for each person who needs access to the administrative or reporting functions of the firewall.
Go to Device >> Administrators
Select "Add" (in the lower-left corner of the pane).
Complete the required information;
In the "Name" field, enter the name of the Administrator.
Note: That accounts must identify a single person; the only exception allowed is the emergency administration account.