AOS must automatically audit account creation.

Upon gaining access to a network device, an attacker will often first attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is to create a new account.

Notification of account creation helps to mitigate this risk. Auditing account creation provides the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. Without this audit trail, personnel without the proper authorization may gain access to critical network nodes.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000026-NDM-000208, SRG-APP-000027-NDM-000209, SRG-APP-000028-NDM-000210, SRG-APP-000029-NDM-000211, SRG-APP-000091-NDM-000223, SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283, SRG-APP-000381-NDM-000305, SRG-APP-000495-NDM-000318, SRG-APP-000503-NDM-000320, SRG-APP-000505-NDM-000322

Verify the AOS configuration with the following command: show logging level

If the security logging level is not set to debug, this is a finding.

Configure AOS with the following commands: configure terminal logging security level debug write memory