The Juniper router must be configured to authenticate NTP sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.

From Juniper Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001967

JUNI-ND-001140_rule The Juniper router must be configured to authenticate NTP sources using authentication that is cryptographically based.

Vulnerability discussion

If Network Time Protocol is not authenticated, an attacker can introduce a rogue NTP server. This rogue server can then be used to send incorrect time information to network devices, which will make log timestamps inaccurate and affect scheduled actions. NTP authentication is used to prevent this tampering by authenticating the time source.

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Review the router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the configuration example below. system { … … … } ntp { authentication-key 1 type md5 value "$9$LMK7NbHkPTQnVwF/"; ## SECRET-DATA authentication-key 2 type md5 value "$9$I3KceWbwgJUH"; ## SECRET-DATA server x.x.x.x key 1 prefer; ## SECRET-DATA server x.x.x.x key 2; ## SECRET-DATA trusted-key [1 2]; } If the router is not configured to authenticate NTP sources using authentication that is cryptographically based, this is a finding.

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Configure the router to authenticate NTP sources using authentication that is cryptographically based as shown in the example below. [edit system ntp] set authentication-key 1 type md5 value xxxxxxxxx set authentication-key 2 type md5 value xxxxxxxxx set server x.x.x.x key 1 prefer set server x.x.x.x key 2 set trusted-key [1 2]

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