The Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-220501 | CISC-ND-001140 | SV-220501r961506_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| 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. |
| STIG | Date |
| Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-19 |
Details
| Check Text (C-22216r940004_chk) |
| Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below: snmp-server user NETOPS auth sha 5Er23@#as178 priv aes-128 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx snmp-server host 10.1.48.10 traps version 3 priv NETOPS Encryption used by the SNMP users can be viewed via the show snmp user command as shown in the example below: SW1# show snmp user ______________________________________________________________ SNMP USERS ______________________________________________________________ User Auth Priv(enforce) Groups acl_filter ____ ____ ___________ ______ __________ NETOPS sha aes-128 network-operator If the Cisco switch is not configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-22205r940005_fix) |
| Configure the Cisco switch to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm as shown in the example below: SW1(config)# snmp-server user NETOPS auth sha xxxxxxxxxxxxx priv aes-128 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SW1(config)# snmp-server host 10.1.48.10 traps version 3 priv NETOPS |