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Arista MLS DCS-7000 Series NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000101-NDM-000231

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. O...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and/or nonsecure functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000151-NDM-000248

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Multifactor authentication is defined as: using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) Somethi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000190-NDM-000267

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must be updated to one of the minimum approved versions of EOS.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Arista Multilayer Switch uses the EOS operating system. Updates to EOS contain new security-related features and security...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179-NDM-000265

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must terminate all network connections associated with a device management session at the end of the session, or the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000267-NDM-000273

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must reveal error messages only to authorized individuals (ISSO, ISSM, and SA).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000268-NDM-000274

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must activate a system alert message, send an alarm, and/or automatically shut down when a component failure is detected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Predictable failure prevention requires organizational planning to address device failure issues. If components key to mainta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000372-NDM-000297

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000373-NDM-000298

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for administrator access to the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000506-NDM-000323

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    Group
  • The Arista Multilayer Switch must be configured to synchronize internal information system clocks with the primary and secondary time sources located in different geographic regions using redundant authoritative time sources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The loss of connectivity to a particular authoritative time source will result in the loss of time synchronization (free-run ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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