The AIX operating system must be configured to authenticate using Multi Factor Authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215437 | AIX7-00-003201 | SV-215437r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged and non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor authentication uses two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1. Something you know (e.g., password/PIN); 2. Something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and 3. Something you are (e.g., biometric). The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16635r294762_chk) |
| Verify the global "auth_type" is configured to use PAM: # grep auth_type /etc/security/login.cfg |grep AUTH auth_type = PAM_AUTH If "auth_type" is not set to "PAM_AUTH", this is a finding. Verify that the user stanza is configured to use PAM: # lssec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -susw -a auth_type usw auth_type=PAM_AUTH If "auth_type" is not set to "PAM_AUTH", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16633r294763_fix) |
| Run the following command to set the global and user stanza "auth_type": # chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -susw -a auth_type=PAM_AUTH |