The Cisco IOS XE router must generate audit log events for a locally developed list of auditable events.

From Cisco IOS XE Release 3 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-88751r2_rule The Cisco IOS XE router must generate audit log events for a locally developed list of auditable events.

Vulnerability discussion

Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means to investigate an attack; to recognize resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or to identify an improperly configured network device. If auditing is not comprehensive, it will not be useful for intrusion monitoring, security investigations, and forensic analysis.

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Verify that the Cisco IOS XE router is configured to send logs to a syslog server. The configuration should look similar to the example below: logging host 1.1.1.1 logging facility local7 If it is not configured to send logs to a syslog server, this is a finding.

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Configure the Cisco IOS XE router for auditing. The configuration should look similar to the example below: logging userinfo login on-failure log login on-success log archive log config logging enable logging size 1000 notify syslog contenttype plaintext hidekeys

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