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ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • CounterACT must authenticate SNMPv3 endpoint devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.

    Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000345-NDM-000290

    Group
  • CounterACT must automatically lock the account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes are exceeded.

    By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000317-NDM-000282

    Group
  • The network device must terminate shared/group account credentials when members leave the group.

    A shared/group account credential is a shared form of authentication that allows multiple individuals to access the network device using a single account. If shared/group account credentials are no...
    Rule Medium Severity

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