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HPE Aruba Networking AOS NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • AOS must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.

    Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat. Wit...
    Rule High Severity
  • AOS must be configured to conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system when changes occur.

    System-level information includes default and customized settings and security attributes, including Access Control Lists (ACLs) that relate to the network device configuration, as well as software...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • AOS must authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.

    If NTP is not authenticated, an attacker can introduce a rogue NTP server. This rogue server can then be used to send incorrect time information to network devices, which will make log timestamps i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • AOS must be configured to send log data to at least two central log servers for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO).

    The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stored log data can be used to detect weaknesses in...
    Rule High Severity

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