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The Cisco router must dynamically manage identifiers.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-96323 CISC-ND-001160 SV-105461r1_rule Medium
Description
Dynamic identifier management prevents disruption of operations by minimizing the need for system restarts. Dynamic establishment of new identifiers will occur while the system is operational. New identifiers or changes to existing identifiers must take effect without the need for a system or session restart. Pre-established trust relationships and mechanisms with appropriate authorities (e.g., Active Directory or authentication server) which validate each identifier are essential to prevent unauthorized access by changed or revoked accounts.
STIG Date
Cisco IOS XE Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-95159r1_chk )
The Cisco router is not compliant with this requirement. However, the risk associated with this requirement can be fully mitigated if the router is configured to utilize an authentication server to authenticate and authorize users for administrative access.

Review the router configuration to verify that the device is configured to use an authentication server as primary source for authentication as shown in the following example:

aaa new-model
!
aaa authentication login LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION group radius local



ip http authentication aaa login-authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION
ip http secure-server



radius-server host x.x.x.x auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646 key xxxxxxx



line con 0
exec-timeout 10 0
login authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 10 0
login authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION

If the router is not configured to use an authentication server to authenticate and authorize users for administrative access, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-101999r1_fix)
Step 1: Configure the Cisco router to use an authentication server as shown in the following example:

R4(config)#radius host 10.1.48.2 key xxxxxx

Step 2: Configure the authentication order to use the authentication server as primary source for authentication as shown in the following example:

R4(config)#aaa authentication login LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION group radius local

Step 3: Configure all network connections associated with a device management to use an authentication server for the purpose of login authentication.

R4(config)#line vty 0 4
R4(config-line)#login authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION
R4(config-line)#exit
R4(config)#line con 0
R4(config-line)#login authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION
R4(config-line)#exit
R4(config)#ip http authentication aaa login-authentication LOGIN_AUTHENTICATION