The Cisco switch must be configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220512	CISC-ND-001310	SV-220512r961860_rule		Medium

Description

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

STIG	Date
Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-19

Details

Check Text (C-22227r539257_chk)

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

logging server 10.1.48.10 6

If the Cisco switch is not configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22216r539258_fix)

Configure the Cisco switch to send log records to a syslog server as shown in the example below:

SW4(config)# logging server 10.1.48.10 6