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Cisco IOS XE Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026

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SV-220518r960735_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.
SV-220519r1186338_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account creation.
SV-220520r1186340_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account modification.
SV-220521r1186342_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account disabling actions.
SV-220522r1186344_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account removal actions.
SV-220523r1137875_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of management information within the device based on control policies.
SV-220524r960840_ruleThe Cisco switch 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-220525r960843_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-220526r1186346_ruleThe Cisco device must be configured to audit all administrator activity.
SV-220528r960894_ruleThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-220529r960897_ruleThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-220530r1186348_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.
SV-220531r960933_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
SV-220532r960936_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SV-220533r960960_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.
SV-220534r1043177_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and nonsecure functions and services.
SV-220535r1051115_ruleThe 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.
SV-220537r991912_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-220538r991915_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-220539r991918_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-220540r991919_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SV-220541r991920_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-220542r1043189_ruleThe Cisco switch 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-220543r991922_ruleThe Cisco switch must only store cryptographic representations of passwords.
SV-220544r961068_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.
SV-220545r1186350_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.
SV-220547r961392_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-220548r991923_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.
SV-220549r991924_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-220552r1107175_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-220553r961506_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
SV-220554r1107160_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.
SV-220555r961554_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-220556r961557_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-220559r1186352_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted.
SV-220560r961824_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-220561r1186354_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.
SV-220565r1195273_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.
SV-220566r1186357_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.
SV-220567r991926_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-220568r1137890_ruleThe 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).
SV-220569r961863_ruleThe Cisco switch must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.