Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) Flaw

This is an issue when using domain user accounts. - If you omit the PIN from the Email, you can use one of the supported App’s to generate the PIN.

For Domain accounts you could give a “View Only” role to avoid any compromised accounts making changes.

You could use a local user account (non-domain) that has privileges in the CommCell and add the users email address to that local account. 

Then to be compromised they would have to obtain the Commvault local credentials and the user’s domain credentials for the PIN email.

Best Regards,

Michael

@Dancer , I’ll speak to some internal folks about this.

That was meant to say “considering backups is supposed to be the last line of defence”

I edited the original post for you 

I have asked some devs to take a look at this thread as well!

we are checking this internally with

 @Divya Trivedi@Tharun Pathepuram  @Anand 

we will get back on this.

This is being worked on. 

1. Option to block the pin to be sent in email.
2. Option to set the email for the AD/LDAP account if user has rights.

Great stuff. Maybe the AD/LDAP email address should stay for the purpose of scheduled reports etc, but a 2nd e-mail field used exclusively for recovery purposes. Users should be flagged that their recovery email address is empty if MFA is enabled, and periodically prompted (6 months) to check their details are still correct. I also think any manual amending of the e-mail address be limited to the user, therefore a administrator can create\disable an account but not amend it.

We also just discovered disabling SSO has forced the java client to prompt for 2 factor auth. For wider community as I presume you know this.

I understand that you want end user to amend the email but admin may not like it. They would like to keep the user email same as AD email to avoid defragmentation, data leak or security issues. We are targeting to update the email only when it’s empty. Ex- service account, SAML account etc. 

Second factor is asked only when CV does the password authentication. When password is validated thru SSO or IDP, we act as relying party. 

@Anand any way to get ADFS and allow Yubikeys?

@Mike Struening just wondering if you would be able to look my question above about ADFS/Yubikey and check internally? Thanks

@dude , let me know if @Anand ‘s reply satisfied your question 

@Anand I`m not sure I understand. It is currently not supported but it is coming in future release? do you  know when?

Hey @Anand , do you have any ETA on release for @dude ?

@dude , this is coming inFR25.

Thanks

Anytime, man!

@Mike Struening :

@dude 

@Anand 

Do we have the the option in FR25 now to disable PIN over email feature ? If yes , please share the documentation.

@Mohit Chordia you do not need to use PIN over email. You have additional options such as Google Authenticator App, Microsoft Authenticar App, Commvault Token Desktop.

Refer to : https://documentation.commvault.com/11.24/expert/7935_pin_generating_tools.html

@dude 

I understand that PIN generating apps can be used  but is there any option to disable PIN over email feature in 11.25 . I want to ensure that if a user is not using PIN generating app should not receive the PIN over email.

Any new capabilities added in 11.25 for MFA ?

Regards, Mohit

Ohh sorry I misundertood you before. Looking at the docs, I am not quite sure it is documentated or if it is possible. I would recommened opening a case with that request and if that is not possible today, I`m sure they would provide options to get around that.

Np, workaround is present to modify the email template but going through the thread i thought that something new is introduced in 11.25 release.

What I would do in this case, would talk to support in hopes that there is a qcommand / qscript that can disable the MFA Email notification and only allow the Apps. I would not be surprised if they have a way to do that.