STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026:

The Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.

DISA Rule

SV-220514r1135491_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-220514

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340

Rule Version

CISC-ND-001410

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.
• CCI-000537 - Conduct backups of system-level information contained in the system per organization-defined frequency that is consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the Cisco switch to send the configuration to an SCP server when a configuration change occurs as shown in the example below:

SW4(config)# event manager applet BACKUP_CONFIG
SW4(config-applet)# event syslog pattern "SYSLOG_CONFIG_I"
SW4(config-applet)# action 1 cli "copy startup-config scp://user@10.1.48.10/nx-config.bak”
SW4(config-applet)# action 2 syslog priority informational msg "Configuration backup was executed"
SW4(config-applet)# end

Check Contents

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement. The example configuration below will send the configuration to an SCP server when a configuration change occurs.

event manager applet BACKUP_CONFIG
event syslog pattern "SYSLOG_CONFIG_I"
action 1 cli "copy startup-config scp://user@10.1.48.10/nx-config.bak"
action 2 syslog priority informational msg "Configuration backup was executed"

If the Cisco switch is not configured to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-220514

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CISC-ND-001410

Severity Override Guidance

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement. The example configuration below will send the configuration to an SCP server when a configuration change occurs.

event manager applet BACKUP_CONFIG
event syslog pattern "SYSLOG_CONFIG_I"
action 1 cli "copy startup-config scp://user@10.1.48.10/nx-config.bak"
action 2 syslog priority informational msg "Configuration backup was executed"

If the Cisco switch is not configured to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4066