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The Cisco switch must be configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-220605CISC-ND-001140SV-220605r961506_ruleCCI-000068medium
Description
Without the strong encryption that is provided by the SNMP Version 3 User-based Security Model (USM), an unauthorized user can gain access to network management information that can be used to create a network outage.
STIGDate
Cisco IOS Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-05

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

NET-14.2Protection of Confidentiality / Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (33) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-6(1)Automated Management, Application, and Verification
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
CM-7(1)Periodic Review
1.00
IA-2(8)Access to Accounts — Replay Resistant
1.00
IA-2(9)Network Access to Non-privileged Accounts — Replay Resistant
1.00
IA-3Device Identification and Authentication
1.00

+23 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.13
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000068
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-220605r961506_chk)

Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it encrypts SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm as shown in the example below: snmp-server group V3GROUP v3 priv read V3READ write V3WRITE snmp-server view V3READ iso included snmp-server view V3WRITE iso included snmp-server host x.x.x.x version 3 auth V3USER Encryption used by the SNMP users can be viewed via the show snmp user command as shown in the example below: R4#show snmp user User name: V3USER Engine ID: 800000090300C2042B540000 storage-type: nonvolatile active Authentication Protocol: SHA Privacy Protocol: AES256 Group-name: V3GROUP If the Cisco switch is not configured to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22309r507862_fix)

Configure the Cisco switch to encrypt SNMP messages using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm as shown in the example below: SW4(config)#snmp-server group V3GROUP v3 priv read V3READ write V3WRITE SW4(config)#snmp-server user V3USER V3GROUP v3 auth sha xxxxxx priv aes 256 xxxxxx