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Cisco IOS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026

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SV-220570r960735_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.
SV-220575r1137875_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-220576r960840_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-220577r960843_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-220578r1205849_ruleThe Cisco device must be configured to audit all administrator activity.
SV-220580r960894_ruleThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-220581r960897_ruleThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-220583r960933_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
SV-220584r960936_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
SV-220585r960960_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.
SV-220586r1043177_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and non-secure functions and services.
SV-220587r1051115_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-220589r1015280_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-220590r1015281_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-220591r1015282_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-220592r1015283_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SV-220593r1015284_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-220594r1043189_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-220595r1015286_ruleThe Cisco switch must only store cryptographic representations of passwords.
SV-220596r961068_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.
SV-220599r961392_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-220600r991868_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.
SV-220601r1015287_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-220604r961506_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-220605r961506_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
SV-220606r1156814_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication with FIPS-compliant algorithms.
SV-220607r1205843_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-220608r961557_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-220609r1056195_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.
SV-220612r961824_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-220617r1205840_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to use at least two authentication servers to authenticate users prior to granting administrative access.
SV-220618r1069531_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.
SV-220619r991871_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-220620r1137890_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-220621r1207744_ruleThe Cisco switch must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.