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V-216543

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-216543r961860_rule

STIG

Cisco IOS XR Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R6

CCIs

CCI-001851

Discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

Check Content

Review the Cisco router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below.

logging 10.1.12.7 vrf default severity info

If the Cisco router is not configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Cisco router to send log records to a syslog server as shown in the example below.

RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config)#logging 10.1.12.7 severity info