The Cisco ACI must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271916 | CACI-ND-000001 | SV-271916r1114201_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC or local time with an offset from UTC. |
| STIG | Date |
| Cisco ACI NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-13 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75966r1114199_chk) |
| 1. Navigate to System>> System Setting. 2. In the Navigation pane, click "Date and Time". 3. Verify UTC is selected. If the Cisco ACI is not configured to use the UTC time zone, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75873r1114200_fix) |
| Configure NTP servers to provide UTC time. 1. Navigate to System >> System Setting. 2. In the Navigation pane, click "Date and Time". 3. In the Work pane, choose "Display Format, then click "UTC". 4. Click "Update". |