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Symantec Edge SWG NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 1

Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026

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SV-279248r1170510_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to use FIPS mode.
SV-279249r1170513_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to use tlsv1.2 or greater.
SV-279250r1170680_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to assign appropriate user roles or access levels to authenticated users.
SV-279251r1192886_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access.
SV-279252r1170685_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to send log data to at least one central log server for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO).
SV-279253r1170687_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes.
SV-279254r1170689_ruleThe Edge SWG must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.
SV-279255r1170692_ruleThe Edge SWG must produce audit records containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.
SV-279256r1170694_ruleThe Edge SWG 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-279257r1170535_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
SV-279258r1170538_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one uppercase character be used.
SV-279259r1170541_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce a 60-day password lifetime.
SV-279260r1170544_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one lowercase character be used.
SV-279261r1170547_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one numeric character be used.
SV-279262r1170550_ruleThe Edge SWG must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one special character be used.
SV-279263r1170553_ruleThe Edge SWG must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.
SV-279264r1172802_ruleThe Edge SWG must terminate all network connections associated with a device management session at the end of the session, or the session must be terminated after five minutes of inactivity except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.
SV-279265r1170559_ruleThe Edge SWG must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
SV-279266r1170696_ruleThe Edge SWG must generate an immediate real-time alert of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.
SV-279268r1170603_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).
SV-279269r1170698_ruleThe Edge SWG must authenticate Network Time Protocol sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.
SV-279270r1170571_ruleThe Edge SWG must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.
SV-279271r1170700_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.
SV-279272r1172804_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system when changes occur.
SV-279273r1170704_ruleThe Edge SWG must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider.
SV-279274r1172805_ruleThe Edge SWG must limit the number of concurrent management sessions to a maximum of three.
SV-279275r1170586_ruleThe Edge SWG must be running an operating system release that is currently supported by the vendor.
SV-279276r1170589_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters for password-based authentication.
SV-279277r1170713_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation for public key-based authentication.
SV-279283r1170595_ruleThe Edge SWG must be configured to verify when users create or update passwords, and that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a) for password-based authentication.