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Cisco IOS Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of pass...
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  • SRG-APP-000171-NDM-000258

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  • The Cisco router must only store cryptographic representations of passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...
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  • SRG-APP-000190-NDM-000267

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
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  • SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...
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  • SRG-APP-000357-NDM-000293

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to ensure network devices have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, they need to be able ...
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  • SRG-APP-000360-NDM-000295

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
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  • SRG-APP-000373-NDM-000298

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources 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 ...
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  • SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. B...
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  • SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310

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  • The Cisco router must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the strong encryption that is provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an unauthorized user ca...
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