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Cisco IOS XE Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account modification.

    Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the network device. Account management by a designated authority ens...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000028-NDM-000210

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account disabling actions.

    Account management, as a whole, ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secure manner by granting access to only authorized personnel. Auditing account disabling actions will ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000029-NDM-000211

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account removal actions.

    Account management, as a whole, ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secure manner by granting access to only authorized personnel. Auditing account removal actions will su...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000038-NDM-000213

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000080-NDM-000220

    Group
  • The Cisco device must be configured to audit all administrator activity.

    This requirement supports non-repudiation of actions taken by an administrator and is required in order to maintain the integrity of the configuration management process. All configuration changes ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000096-NDM-000226

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.

    It is essential for security personnel to know what is being done, what was attempted, where it was done, when it was done, and by whom it was done in order to compile an accurate risk assessment. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000097-NDM-000227

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.

    In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know where events occurred, such as device hardware components, device softw...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000101-NDM-000231

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.

    Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. Organizations consider limiting the additional audit information to only ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000119-NDM-000236

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000120-NDM-000237

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

    Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, and audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity. If audit data were to become compromis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-NDM-000244

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245

    Group

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