STIGUI
V-256906CAT II — Medium severitySV-256906r1015790_rule

Automation Controller must be configured to authenticate users individually, prior to using a group authenticator.

Rule version APAS-AT-000050 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-14

Discussion

Default superuser accounts, such as "root", are considered group authenticators. In the case of Automation Controller this is the "admin" account.

Check

Log in to the Automation Controller web console as an administrator and navigate to Access >> Users.

The only local user allowed is the default/breakglass "admin". All other users need to come from an external authentication source. If any other local users exist, this is a finding.

Fix

Log in to the Automation Controller web console as an administrator and navigate to Access >> Users.

Click the Username to be removed.

Select "Delete" and confirm.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256906
Group title
SRG-APP-000153-AS-000104
Rule ID
SV-256906r1015790_rule
Check ID
C-60581r902286_chk
Fix ID
F-60523r902287_fix