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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000395

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  • The network device 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000395

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    Group
  • The network device must authenticate Network Time Protocol sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If Network Time Protocol is not authenticated, an attacker can introduce a rogue NTP server. This rogue server can then be us...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000400

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    Group
  • The network device must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators. If cached authentication information is ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000408

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    Group
  • Network devices performing maintenance functions must restrict use of these functions to authorized personnel only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;There are security-related issues arising from software brought into the network device specifically for diagnostic and repai...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000411

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    Group
  • The network devices must use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
    Rule High Severity

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