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V-271916

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco ACI must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Rule ID

SV-271916r1168349_rule

STIG

Cisco ACI NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001890

Discussion

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC or local time with an offset from UTC.

Check Content

1. Navigate to System >> Settings.
2. In the Navigation pane, click "Date and Time".
3. Verify UTC is selected.

If the Cisco ACI is not configured to use the UTC time zone, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure NTP servers to provide UTC time.

1. Navigate to System >> Settings.
2. In the Navigation pane, click "Date and Time".
3. In the Work pane, choose "Display Format, then click "UTC".
4. Click "Update".