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V-220508

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

Rule ID

SV-220508r961824_rule

STIG

Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R6

CCIs

CCI-000172

Discussion

Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the network device (e.g., module or policy filter).

Check Content

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the examples below:

logging logfile LOG_FILE 6
logging level authpri 6

If the Cisco switch is not configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Cisco switch to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur as shown in the example below:

Step 1: Lower the authpriv level to 6.

SW1(config)# logging level authpriv 6

Step 2: Configure a logfile to record log messages at level 6.

SW1(config)# logging logfile LOG_FILE 6