The HP FlexFabric Switch must automatically audit account enabling actions.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-217459	SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283	HFFS-ND-000085	SV-217459r961290_rule	2025-06-12	1

Description
Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officers (ISSO). Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

Description

Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply enable a new or disabled account. Notification of account enabling is one method for mitigating this risk. A comprehensive account management process will ensure an audit trail which documents the creation of application user accounts and notifies administrators and Information System Security Officers (ISSO). Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be surreptitiously created and provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

ℹ️ Check
Determine if the info-center feature is enabled on the HP FlexFabric Switch: [HP] display info-center Information Center: Enabled If logging is not enabled, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Enable info-center feature on the HP FlexFabric Switch: [HP] info-center enable Note: By default, the information center is enabled. Account enabling actions on the SUT generates an automatic log entry in the system's log.