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Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R6

Release Date

Dec 8, 2025

SCAP Benchmark ID

Cisco_NX-OS_Switch_NDM_STIG

Total Checks

42

Tags

network

CAT I: 7CAT II: 35CAT III: 0

This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.

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V-220474MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.V-220475MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account creation.V-220476MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account modification.V-220477MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account disabling actions.V-220478MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account removal actions.V-220479MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of management information within the device based on control policies.V-220480MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must disconnect the session.V-220481MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.V-220482MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect against an individual falsely denying having performed organization-defined actions to be covered by non-repudiation.V-220484MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.V-220485MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.V-220486HIGHThe Cisco switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and nonsecure functions and services.V-220487MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured with only one local account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable.V-220488MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.V-220489MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.V-220490MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.V-220491MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.V-220492MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.V-220493HIGHThe Cisco switch must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.V-220494MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.V-220495MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions.V-220496MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.V-220497MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.V-220498MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.V-220499MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to record time stamps for log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).V-220500MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).V-220501MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.V-220502MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication with FIPS-compliant algorithms.V-220503HIGHThe Cisco switch must be configured to use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of remote maintenance sessions.V-220504HIGHThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.V-220506MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are modified.V-220507MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted.V-220508MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.V-220509MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.V-220510MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for administrator access to the system.V-220512MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited.V-220513HIGHThe Cisco switch must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.V-220514MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.V-220515MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.V-220516HIGHThe 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).V-220517HIGHThe Cisco switch must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.V-260464MEDIUMThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.