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The Cisco switch must be configured to use keys with a duration not exceeding 180 days for authenticating routing protocol messages.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-221073CISC-RT-000030SV-221073r999682_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
If the keys used for routing protocol authentication are guessed, the malicious user could create havoc within the network by advertising incorrect routes and redirecting traffic. Some routing protocols allow the use of key chains for authentication. A key chain is a set of keys that is used in succession, with each having a lifetime of no more than 180 days. Changing the keys frequently reduces the risk of them eventually being guessed. Keys cannot be used during time periods for which they are not activated. If a time period occurs during which no key is activated, neighbor authentication cannot occur, and therefore routing updates will fail. Therefore, ensure that for a given key chain, key activation times overlap to avoid any period of time during which no key is activated.
STIGDate
Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-03-04

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

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CFG-01Configuration Management Program
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END-01Endpoint Device Management (EDM)
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END-04Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)
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END-06Endpoint File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
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MON-01Continuous Monitoring
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MON-01.7File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
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CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
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AC-2Account Management
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CCI-000366
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Who does this work

10 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

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Details

Check Text (C-221073r999682_chk)

Review the start times for each key within the configured key chains used for routing protocol authentication as shown in the example below: key chain OSPF_KEY key 1 key-string 7 070d2e4e4c10 accept-lifetime 00:00:00 Oct 01 2019 01:05:00 Jan 01 2020 send-lifetime 00:00:00 Oct 01 2019 23:59:59 Dec 31 2019 key 2 key-string 7 0704205e4b07 accept-lifetime 23:55:00 Dec 31 2019 01:05:00 Apr 01 2020 send-lifetime 00:00:00 Jan 01 2020 23:59:59 Mar 31 2020 Note: Key chains must be configured to authenticate routing protocol messages as it is the only way to set an expiration. If any key has a lifetime of more than 180 days, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22777r409709_fix)

Configure each key used for routing protocol authentication to have a lifetime of no more than 180 days as shown in the example below: SW1(config)# key chain OSPF_KEY SW1(config-keychain)# key 1 SW1(config-keychain-key)# key-string xxxxxxxxxxxx SW1(config-keychain-key)# send-lifetime 00:00:00 Oct 1 2019 23:59:59 Dec 31 2019 SW1(config-keychain-key)# accept-lifetime 00:00:00 Oct 1 2019 01:05:00 Jan 1 2020 SW1(config-keychain-key)# key 2 SW1(config-keychain-key)# key-string kxxxxxxxxxxxxx SW1(config-keychain-key)# send-lifetime 00:00:00 Jan 1 2020 23:59:59 Mar 31 2020 SW1(config-keychain-key)# accept-lifetime 23:55:00 Dec 31 2019 01:05:00 Apr 1 2020 SW1(config-keychain-key)# end