The Riverbed NetProfiler must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256088	RINP-DM-000051	SV-256088r961506_rule		Medium

Description
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the identity of other devices for connections that are of greater risk. A local connection is any connection with a device communicating without the use of a network. A network connection is any connection with a device that communicates through a network (e.g., local area or wide area network, internet). A remote connection is any connection with a device communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet). Because of the challenges of applying this requirement on a large scale, organizations are encouraged to apply the requirement only to those limited number (and type) of devices that truly need to support this capability.

Description

Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the identity of other devices for connections that are of greater risk. A local connection is any connection with a device communicating without the use of a network. A network connection is any connection with a device that communicates through a network (e.g., local area or wide area network, internet). A remote connection is any connection with a device communicating through an external network (e.g., the internet). Because of the challenges of applying this requirement on a large scale, organizations are encouraged to apply the requirement only to those limited number (and type) of devices that truly need to support this capability.

STIG	Date
Riverbed NetProfiler Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-59762r882770_chk )
Go to Administration >> Appliance Security >> Security Compliance. Under "Operational Modes", verify "Strict Security Mode" is enabled. If it is not enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59705r882771_fix)
Go to Administration >> Appliance Security >> Security Compliance. Under "Operational Modes", enable "Strict Security Mode".