STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cisco IOS XE Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The 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).

DISA Rule

SV-220551r531084_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-220551

Group Title

SRG-APP-000374-NDM-000299

Rule Version

CISC-ND-001050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the Cisco switch to record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC or GMT as shown in the example below:

SW2(config)#clock timezone EST -5
SW2(config)#service timestamps log datetime localtime

Check Contents

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below:

service timestamps log datetime localtime
!
hostname R2
…
…
…
clock timezone EST -5

Note: UTC is the default; hence, the command set time-zone may not be seen in the configuration. This can be verified using the show system uptime command.

If the switch is not configured to record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC GMT, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-220551

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CISC-ND-001050

Severity Override Guidance

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below:

service timestamps log datetime localtime
!
hostname R2
…
…
…
clock timezone EST -5

Note: UTC is the default; hence, the command set time-zone may not be seen in the configuration. This can be verified using the show system uptime command.

If the switch is not configured to record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to UTC GMT, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4067

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