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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Services (AAA) Security Requirements Guide
SRG-APP-000234-AAA-000070
AAA Services must be configured to prevent automatically disabling emergency accounts.
AAA Services must be configured to prevent automatically disabling emergency accounts.
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AAA Services must be configured to prevent automatically disabling emergency accounts.
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<VulnDiscussion>Emergency accounts are administrator accounts that are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid account activation is required. Therefore, emergency account activation may bypass normal account authorization processes. If these accounts are automatically disabled, system maintenance during emergencies may not be possible, thus adversely affecting system availability. Emergency accounts are different from infrequently used accounts (i.e., local logon accounts used by system administrators when network or normal logon/access is not available). Infrequently used accounts also remain available and are not subject to automatic termination dates. However, an emergency account is normally a different account that is created for use by vendors or system maintainers, that is removed once the crisis has passed. When AAA Services do not perform account management, the connected Active Directory must provide this setting.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>