TMA-CISCO-ASA-1.1.2
Ensure 'Enable Password' is set
Description
Sets the password for users accessing privileged EXEC mode when they run the enable command. The default device configuration does not require any strong user authentication enabling unfettered access to an attacker that can reach the device. A user can enter the default password and just press the Enter key at the Password prompt to login to the ... Audited against the output of 'show running-config' (run 'terminal pager 0' first; 'more system:running-config' also works and shows unmasked secrets).
How it is checked
Audit method: Configuration pattern
- Pattern
(?m)^enable password \S+
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
! Run the following to set the enable password. enable password <enable_password> level <privilege_level> The enable_password parameter should be the plain-text password used to log into the enable mode If the privilege level is not configured, the default one is 15
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- cisco-asanetworkaaa
- Reference
- CIS Cisco ASA 9.x Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 1.1.2 Ensure 'Enable Password' is set
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target cisco-asa