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Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 3

Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026

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SV-220474r960735_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.
SV-220475r960777_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account creation.
SV-220476r960780_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account modification.
SV-220477r960783_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account disabling actions.
SV-220478r960786_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account removal actions.
SV-220479r1137875_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-220480r960840_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must disconnect the session.
SV-220481r960843_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-220482r960864_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect against an individual falsely denying having performed organization-defined actions to be covered by non-repudiation.
SV-220484r1026067_ruleThe Cisco switch must produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.
SV-220485r960909_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records containing the full-text recording of privileged commands.
SV-220486r1043177_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and nonsecure functions and services.
SV-220487r1051115_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-220488r1026069_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.
SV-220489r1026157_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-220490r1026158_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.
SV-220491r1026159_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
SV-220492r1026160_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
SV-220493r961068_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to terminate all network connections associated with device management after five minutes of inactivity.
SV-220494r961290_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to automatically audit account enabling actions.
SV-220495r961362_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions.
SV-220496r961392_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-220497r991965_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate an alert for all audit failure events.
SV-220498r1026071_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to synchronize its clock with the primary and secondary time sources using redundant authoritative time sources.
SV-220499r961443_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to record time stamps for log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
SV-220500r961506_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-220501r961506_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
SV-220502r1156823_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication with FIPS-compliant algorithms.
SV-220503r1026073_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-220504r1026075_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions.
SV-220506r961800_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are modified.
SV-220507r961812_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted.
SV-220508r961824_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
SV-220509r961827_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.
SV-220510r961830_ruleThe Cisco switch must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for administrator access to the system.
SV-220512r961860_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited.
SV-220513r1137887_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-220514r1135491_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to support organizational requirements to conduct backups of the configuration when changes occur.
SV-220515r991969_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-220516r1137890_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-220517r961863_ruleThe Cisco switch must be running an IOS release that is currently supported by Cisco Systems.
SV-260464r1082186_ruleThe Cisco switch must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.