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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000515-NDM-000325

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    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Centralized management of user accounts and authentication increases the administrative access to the switch. This control is...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System-level information includes default and customized settings and security attributes, including ACLs that relate to the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000344

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved, shared service provider, as required by OMB p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000350

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to send log data to at least two central log servers for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate sec...
    Rule High Severity

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