The Cisco switch must be configured to generate log records for privileged activities.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-220561 | CISC-ND-001270 | SV-220561r961827_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the network device (e.g., module or policy filter). | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Cisco IOS XE Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-19 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-220561r961827_chk)
Review the Cisco switch configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example configurations below:
archive
log config
logging enable
If the Cisco switch is not configured to generate log records for privileged activities, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-22265r508628_fix)
Configure the Cisco switch to generate log records for privileged activities as shown in the example below:
SW4(config)#archive
SW4(config-archive)#log config
SW4(config-archive-log-cfg)#logging enable
SW4(config-archive-log-cfg)#end