ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000148-NDM-000346
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SRG-APP-000353-NDM-000292
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SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310
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CounterACT must authenticate any endpoint used for network management before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using cryptographically based bidirectional authentication.
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310
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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
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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
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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 -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000338
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The network device must be configured to use a centralized authentication server to authenticate privileged users for remote and nonlocal access for device management.
The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrato...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000069-NDM-000216
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CounterACT must retain the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until the administrator acknowledges the usage conditions and takes explicit actions to log on for further access.
The administrator must acknowledge the banner prior to CounterACT allowing the administrator access to CounterACT. This provides assurance that the administrator has seen the message and accepted t...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-APP-000371-NDM-000296
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SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336
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Administrative accounts for device management must be configured on the authentication server and not the network device itself (except for the account of last resort).
The use of authentication servers or other centralized management servers for providing centralized authentication services is required for network device management. Maintaining local administrato...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254
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If multifactor authentication is not supported and passwords must be used, CounterACT must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.
Use of a complex passwords helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisti...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255
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