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Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrator accounts for daily usage on each network device without centralized management is not scalable or feasible. Without centralized management, it is likely that credentials for some network devices will be forgotten, leading to delays in administration, which itself leads to delays in remediating production problems and in addressing compromises in a timely fashion.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-77437r1_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure RiOS to employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify authentication settings.

Navigate to the device Management Console

Navigate to Configure >> Security >> TACACS+
Click "Add a TACACS+ Server"