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ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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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