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DBN-6300 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336
Accounts for device management must be configured on the authentication server and not the network device itself, except for the account of last resort.
Accounts for device management must be configured on the authentication server and not the network device itself, except for the account of last resort. An XCCDF Rule
Accounts for device management must be configured on the authentication server and not the network device itself, except for the account of last resort.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat.
With robust centralized management, audit records for administrator account access to the organization's network devices can be more readily analyzed for trends and anomalies. The alternative method of defining administrator accounts on each device exposes the device configuration to remote access authentication attacks and system administrators with multiple authenticators for each network device.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>