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Cisco IOS XE Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026

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SV-215807r1186318_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.
SV-215808r1186320_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account creation.
SV-215809r1186322_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account modification.
SV-215810r1186324_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account disabling actions.
SV-215811r1186326_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account removal actions.
SV-215812r1137875_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of management information within the device based on control policies.
SV-215813r960840_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must lock out the user account from accessing the device for 15 minutes.
SV-215814r960843_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-215815r1186328_ruleThe Cisco device must be configured to audit all administrator activity.
SV-215817r960894_ruleThe Cisco router must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-215818r960897_ruleThe Cisco router must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-215819r1186330_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.
SV-215820r960933_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
SV-215821r960936_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SV-215822r960960_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.
SV-215823r1043177_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and nonsecure functions and services.
SV-215824r1051115_ruleThe Cisco router 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.
SV-215826r1015288_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-215827r1015289_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-215828r1015290_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-215829r1015291_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SV-215830r1015292_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-215831r1043189_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.
SV-215832r1015294_ruleThe Cisco router must only store cryptographic representations of passwords.
SV-215833r961068_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.
SV-215834r1186332_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.
SV-215836r961392_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-215837r991886_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.
SV-215838r1015295_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-215841r1107207_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-215842r961506_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
SV-215843r1050862_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.
SV-215844r961554_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-215845r961557_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-215848r1186334_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted.
SV-215849r961824_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-215850r1186336_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.
SV-215854r1156415_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.
SV-215855r1069501_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to back up the configuration when changes occur.
SV-215856r991889_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-220139r1137890_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to send log data to at least two syslog servers for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO).
SV-220140r961863_ruleThe Cisco router must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.