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The network device must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators. If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. The organization-defined time period should be established for each device depending on the nature of the device; for example, a device with just a few administrators in a facility with spotty network connectivity may merit a longer caching time period than a device with many 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-202115r879773_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.