The network element must use two or more NTP servers to synchronize time.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-23747	NET0812	SV-41498r1_rule		Low

Description
Without synchronized time, accurately correlating information between devices becomes difficult, if not impossible. If you cannot successfully compare logs between each of your routers, switches, and firewalls, it will be very difficult to determine the exact events that resulted in a network breach incident. NTP provides an efficient and scalable method for network elements to synchronize to an accurate time source.

Description

Without synchronized time, accurately correlating information between devices becomes difficult, if not impossible. If you cannot successfully compare logs between each of your routers, switches, and firewalls, it will be very difficult to determine the exact events that resulted in a network breach incident. NTP provides an efficient and scalable method for network elements to synchronize to an accurate time source.

STIG	Date
Infrastructure Router Security Technical Implementation Guide Juniper	2016-09-28

Details

Check Text ( C-12792r2_chk )
Review the router or switch configurations and verify that two or more NTP servers have been defined similar to the following example: [edit system] ntp { boot-server 129.237.32.2; server 129.237.32.2; server 142.181.31.6; } Note: The boot-server statement identifies the server from which the initial time of day and date is obtained when the router boots. The server statements identify the NTP servers used for periodic time synchronization.

Check Text ( C-12792r2_chk )

Review the router or switch configurations and verify that two or more NTP servers have been defined similar to the following example:

[edit system]
ntp {
boot-server 129.237.32.2;
server 129.237.32.2;
server 142.181.31.6;
}

Note: The boot-server statement identifies the server from which the initial time of day and date is obtained when the router boots. The server statements identify the NTP servers used for periodic time synchronization.

Fix Text (F-3044r2_fix)
Configure the device to use two separate NTP servers.