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The Cisco router must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-215705 CISC-ND-001270 SV-215705r961827_rule Medium
Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the network device (e.g., module or policy filter).
STIG Date
Cisco IOS Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16899r286077_chk )
Review the Cisco router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example configurations below.

archive
log config
logging enable

If the Cisco router is not configured to generate log records for privileged activities, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16897r286078_fix)
Configure the Cisco router to generate log records for privileged activities as shown in the example below.

R4(config)#archive
R4(config-archive)#log config
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#logging enable
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#end