STIGQter: STIG Summary: HYCU Protege Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The HYCU virtual appliance must be configured to synchronize internal information system clocks using redundant authoritative time sources.

DISA Rule

SV-268216r1038348_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268216

Group Title

SRG-APP-000920-NDM-000320

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000440

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-004922 - Synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.
• CCI-004923 - Compare the internal system clocks on an organization-defined frequency with organization-defined authoritative time source.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Start the time synchronization by logging on to the HYCU console and executing the following command:
sudo systemctl restart chronyd

Additional assistance can be found at: https://support.hycu.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005424345-HYCU-system-time

Check Contents

Verify the "chronyd" service is up and running, execute the following command:
systemctl status chronyd

If service is not active (running), this is a finding.

To verify chronyd has synced time and can reach the servers execute the following command:
chronyc sources

If there are not two NTP servers listed, this is a finding.

If the "Reach" value is lower than "377" for the source with S column marked with "*" this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268216

Documentable

False

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000440

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the "chronyd" service is up and running, execute the following command:
systemctl status chronyd

If service is not active (running), this is a finding.

To verify chronyd has synced time and can reach the servers execute the following command:
chronyc sources

If there are not two NTP servers listed, this is a finding.

If the "Reach" value is lower than "377" for the source with S column marked with "*" this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5660