The Cisco switch must be configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220474	CISC-ND-000010	SV-220474r879511_rule		Medium

Description
Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator based on account type, role, or access type is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system. At a minimum, limits must be set for SSH, HTTPS, account of last resort, and root account sessions.

Description

Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator based on account type, role, or access type is helpful in limiting risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based upon mission needs and the operational environment for each system. At a minimum, limits must be set for SSH, HTTPS, account of last resort, and root account sessions.

STIG	Date
Cisco NX OS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-05-05

Details

Check Text ( C-22189r539143_chk )
Review the switch configuration to determine if concurrent management sessions are limited as show in the example below: line vty session-limit 2 If the switch is not configured to limit the number of concurrent management sessions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22178r539144_fix)
Configure the switch to limit the number of concurrent management sessions to an organization-defined number as shown in the example below: SW4(config)# line vty SW4(config)# session-limit 2