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Cisco IOS Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026

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SV-215662r1192908_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.
SV-215667r1137875_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-215668r960840_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-215669r960843_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-215670r1205833_ruleThe Cisco device must be configured to audit all administrator activity.
SV-215672r960894_ruleThe Cisco router must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-215673r960897_ruleThe Cisco router must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-215675r960933_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
SV-215676r960936_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SV-215677r960960_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.
SV-215678r1043177_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and nonsecure functions and services.
SV-215679r1051115_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-215681r991820_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-215682r991823_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-215683r991826_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-215684r991827_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SV-215685r991828_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-215686r1043189_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-215687r991830_ruleThe Cisco router must only store cryptographic representations of passwords.
SV-215688r961068_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.
SV-215691r961392_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-215692r991831_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.
SV-215693r991832_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-215696r961506_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-215697r961506_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
SV-215698r1156808_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication with FIPS-compliant algorithms.
SV-215699r961554_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-215700r961557_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-215701r961620_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.
SV-215704r961824_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-215709r1205827_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-215710r1069534_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to back up the configuration when changes occur.
SV-215711r991834_ruleThe Cisco router must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-220136r1137890_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 ISSO.
SV-220137r1207744_ruleThe Cisco router must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.