Check: CISC-ND-000280
Cisco IOS Switch NDM STIG:
CISC-ND-000280
(in versions v2 r8 through v1 r0.1)
Title
The Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
It is essential for security personnel to know what is being done, what was attempted, where it was done, when it was done, and by whom it was done to compile an accurate risk assessment. Logging the date and time of each detected event provides a means of investigating an attack, recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or identifying an improperly configured network device. To establish and correlate the series of events leading up to an outage or attack, it is imperative the date and time are recorded in all log records.
Check Content
Verify that the switch is configured to include the date and time on all log records as shown in the configuration example below: service timestamps log datetime localtime If time stamps are not configured, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure the switch to include the date and time on all log records as shown in the example below: SW1(config)#service timestamps log datetime localtime
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-220580r879564_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-220580
Group Title: SRG-APP-000096-NDM-000226
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000131 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes when an event occurred. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AU-3 |
Content Of Audit Records |