The UEM server must authenticate endpoint devices (servers) before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234673	SRG-APP-000580-UEM-000398	SV-234673r961881_rule		Medium

Description

Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the identity of other devices for connections that are of greater risk, such as remote connections. This requires device-to-device authentication. Information systems must use IEEE 802.1x, Extensible Authentication Protocol [EAP], Radius server with EAP-Transport Layer Security [TLS] authentication, or Kerberos to identify/authenticate devices on local and/or wide area networks. Satisfies:FMT_SMF.1.1(2) b, FTP_ITC.1.1(1), FTP_ITC.1.2(1), FTP_ITC.1.3(1) Reference:PP-MDM-431009

STIG	Date
Unified Endpoint Management Server Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-09

Details

Check Text (C-37858r851729_chk)

Verify the UEM server authenticates endpoint devices (servers) before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.

If the UEM server does not authenticate endpoint devices (servers) before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37823r615654_fix)

Configure the UEM server to authenticate endpoint devices (servers) before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.