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The VMM must automatically audit account enabling actions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Once an attacker establishes 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 enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. To address access requirements, many VMMs can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

ID
SV-207439r958684_rule
Version
SRG-OS-000303-VMM-001090
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the VMM to automatically audit account enabling actions.