The HP FlexFabric Switch must have a local account that will only be used as an account of last resort with full access to the network device.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>In the event the network device loses connectivity to the management network authentication service, only a local account can gain access to the switch to perform configuration and maintenance. Without this capability, the network device is inaccessible to administrators.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-80785r1_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the switch with a local user account that has network-admin and network-operator role.
[5900]local-user adminxxx
[5900-luser-manage-adminxxx]authorization-attribute user-role network-admin (or level=15)
[5900-luser-manage-adminxxx]authorization-attribute user-role network-operator
[5900-luser-manage-adminxxx]service-type terminal
[5900-luser-manage-adminxxx]password hash xxxxxxxxxxxxxx