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Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    <VulnDiscussion>Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. O...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000001-NDM-000200

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000026-NDM-000208

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account creation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Upon gaining access to a network device, an attacker will often first attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000027-NDM-000209

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case 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, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security...
    Rule Medium Severity

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