STIGQter: STIG Summary: HYCU Protege Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The HYCU virtual appliance must be configured with only one local account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable.

DISA Rule

SV-268274r1051115_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268274

Group Title

SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000346

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000670

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001358 - Establish privileged user accounts in accordance with a role-based access scheme; or an attribute-based access scheme.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Log in to the HYCU Web UI, select Self-Service on the left menu. Then select Manage Users.

Delete all users configured with HYCU Authentication type except from the built-in admin user.

To check for any unauthorized users on the VM Console, run the following command:
cat /etc/passwd

Use the "userdel" command to remove any unauthorized users.

Check Contents

Log in to HYCU UI and ensure that admin user is the only user configured with HYCU Authentication type. If any other user except for built-in admin is configured with HYCU Authentication type, this is a finding.

Log in to HYCU console, run the command "cat /etc/passwd" within the HYCU console and ensure no nondefault user account configured. If any other user apart from HYCU user is configured to access HYCU console, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268274

Documentable

False

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000670

Severity Override Guidance

Log in to HYCU UI and ensure that admin user is the only user configured with HYCU Authentication type. If any other user except for built-in admin is configured with HYCU Authentication type, this is a finding.

Log in to HYCU console, run the command "cat /etc/passwd" within the HYCU console and ensure no nondefault user account configured. If any other user apart from HYCU user is configured to access HYCU console, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5660