The HP FlexFabric Switch must use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66189	HFFS-ND-000035	SV-80679r1_rule		Medium

Description
In order to determine what is happening within the network infrastructure or to resolve and trace an attack, the HP FlexFabric Switch must support the organization's capability to correlate the audit log data from multiple network devices to acquire a clear understanding of events. In order to correlate auditable events, time stamps are needed on all of the log records. If the internal clock is not used, the system may not be able to provide time stamps for log messages. Additionally, externally generated time stamps may not be accurate. Applications can use the capability of an operating system or purpose-built module for this purpose. (Note that the internal clock is required to be synchronized with authoritative time sources by other requirements.)

Description

In order to determine what is happening within the network infrastructure or to resolve and trace an attack, the HP FlexFabric Switch must support the organization's capability to correlate the audit log data from multiple network devices to acquire a clear understanding of events. In order to correlate auditable events, time stamps are needed on all of the log records. If the internal clock is not used, the system may not be able to provide time stamps for log messages. Additionally, externally generated time stamps may not be accurate. Applications can use the capability of an operating system or purpose-built module for this purpose. (Note that the internal clock is required to be synchronized with authoritative time sources by other requirements.)

STIG	Date
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66835r1_chk )
Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch is configured to use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records. [HP] display clock 06:13:14 MDT Wed 08/05/2015 Time Zone : test minus 05:00:00 Summer Time : MDT 02:00:00 March second Sunday 02:00:00 November first Sunday 01:00:00 If the switch is not configured to use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-66835r1_chk )

Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch is configured to use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.

[HP] display clock

06:13:14 MDT Wed 08/05/2015
Time Zone : test minus 05:00:00
Summer Time : MDT 02:00:00 March second Sunday 02:00:00 November first Sunday 01:00:00

If the switch is not configured to use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72265r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records. clock datetime 06:13:00 08/05/2015