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CISC-ND-001140 - The Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
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Without the strong encryption that is provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an unauthorized user can gain access to network management information that can be used to create a network outage.Solution
Configure the Cisco switch to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm as shown in the example below:SW4(config)#snmp-server group V3GROUP v3 priv read V3READ write V3WRITE
SW4(config)#snmp-server user V3USER V3GROUP v3 auth sha xxxxxx priv aes 256 xxxxxx
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Cisco_IOS-XE_Switch_Y23M10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG Cisco IOS XE Switch NDM v2r7
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000068, Rule-ID|SV-220553r879768_rule, STIG-ID|CISC-ND-001140, STIG-Legacy|SV-110561, STIG-Legacy|V-101457, Vuln-ID|V-220553
Plugin: Cisco
Control ID: 53d8c1c2b04c912832252d359483740a60ed4c6d4505f71d32dc103421c561c2