The Cisco router must be configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216543	CISC-ND-001310	SV-216543r961860_rule		Medium

Description

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS XR Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-08-22

Details

Check Text (C-17778r288315_chk)

Review the Cisco router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below.

logging 10.1.12.7 vrf default severity info

If the Cisco router is not configured to off-load log records onto a different system than the system being audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17775r288316_fix)

Configure the Cisco router to send log records to a syslog server as shown in the example below.

RP/0/0/CPU0:R3(config)#logging 10.1.12.7 severity info