2.5 Ensure External Users' has access to needed Partitions only

Information

To limit access for remote users to needed partitions only granting a user access to 'All Partitions' might provide the users unauthorized access.

Rationale:

Impact:

Though , there is one partition is configured currently on WD F5 systems ( common) , It is a good practice to specify which partition the users allowed to access.

Solution

1. Log in to the Configuration utility.

2. Go to System > Users > Authentication.

3. Under External Users , click 'Change'.

4. For Partition Access , specify which partitions are allowed for External Users.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3587

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

References: 800-53|CM-1, 800-53|CM-2, 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7(1), 800-53|CM-9, 800-53|SA-3, 800-53|SA-8, 800-53|SA-10, CSCv7|4.6

Plugin: F5

Control ID: cf922872a47240257f93466a0f565a253cc2abf27bc8747e3a14e893d9ce8e3a