The Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Without the strong encryption that is provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an unauthorized user can gain access to network management information that can be used to create a network outage.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-220605r879768_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Cisco switch to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm as shown in the example below:
SW4(config)#snmp-server group V3GROUP v3 priv read V3READ write V3WRITE
SW4(config)#snmp-server user V3USER V3GROUP v3 auth sha xxxxxx priv aes 256 xxxxxx