The HP FlexFabric Switch must off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217478 | HFFS-ND-000127 | SV-217478r961860_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 |
| HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-12 |
Details
| Check Text (C-18702r293109_chk) |
| Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch is configured to use an external syslog server: [HP] display info-center Information Center: Enabled Console: Enabled Monitor: Enabled Log host: Enabled Source address interface: M-GigabitEthernet0/0/0 192.168.100.12, port number: 514, host facility: local7 Log buffer: Enabled Max buffer size 1024, current buffer size 512 Current messages 356, dropped messages 0, overwritten messages 0 Log file: Enabled Security log file: Enabled Information timestamp format: Log host: Date Other output destination: Date If the HP FlexFabric Switch is not configure to use an external syslog server, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-18700r293110_fix) |
| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to forward its log to an external syslog server: [HP] info-center loghost 192.168.100.12 |