| V-269768 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for each administrator account and/or administrator account type. | Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of al... |
| V-269770 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of management information within the network device based on information flow control policies. | A mechanism to detect and prevent unauthorized communication flow must be configured or provided as part of the system design. If management informati... |
| V-269771 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts, after which time it must block any login attempt for 15 minutes. | By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, ... |
| V-269772 | | The Dell OS10 device must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device. | Display of the DOD-approved use notification before granting access to the network device ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is c... |
| V-269773 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must protect against an individual (or process acting on behalf of an individual) falsely denying having performed organization-defined actions to be covered by nonrepudiation. | This requirement supports nonrepudiation of actions taken by an administrator and is required to maintain the integrity of the configuration managemen... |
| V-269774 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must initiate session auditing upon startup. | If auditing is enabled late in the startup process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state ... |
| V-269775 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must prevent the installation of patches, service packs, or application components without verification the software component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization. | Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the network device. Verifying software components have been... |
| V-269778 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured with only one local account to be used as the account of last resort in the event the authentication server is unavailable. | Authentication for administrative (privileged level) access to the device is always required. An account can be created on the device's local database... |
| V-269780 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts. | A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the application. Authentication sessions between the authenticator and the applicati... |
| V-269781 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length. | Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password ... |
| V-269782 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used. | Use of a complex passwords helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measur... |
| V-269783 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used. | Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure... |
| V-269784 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used. | Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure... |
| V-269785 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used. | Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure... |
| V-269791 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must generate an immediate real-time alert of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts. | It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time aler... |
| V-269793 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to authenticate SNMP messages using a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC). | Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Bidirectional authenticati... |
| V-269794 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must authenticate Network Time Protocol (NTP) sources using authentication that is cryptographically based. | If NTP is not authenticated, an attacker can introduce a rogue NTP server. This rogue server can then be used to send incorrect time information to ne... |
| V-269795 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period. | Some authentication implementations can be configured to use cached authenticators.
If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity... |
| V-269798 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards. | DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or m... |
| V-269799 | | The application must install security-relevant firmware updates within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs). | Security flaws with firmware are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products to address newly discovered security vu... |
| V-269800 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must generate log records for a locally developed list of auditable events. | Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means to investigate an attack... |
| V-269801 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the system components. | Changes to the hardware or software components of the network device can have significant effects on the overall security of the network. Therefore, o... |
| V-269802 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must obtain its public key certificates from an appropriate certificate policy through an approved service provider. | For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved, shared service provider, as required by OMB policy. For federal agenci... |
| V-269805 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must not have any default manufacturer passwords when deployed. | Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authentication. Long passwords ... |
| V-270644 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to synchronize internal information system clocks using redundant authoritative time sources. | The loss of connectivity to a particular authoritative time source will result in the loss of time synchronization (free-run mode) and increasingly in... |
| V-269769 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to assign appropriate user roles or access levels to authenticated users. | Successful identification and authentication must not automatically give an entity full access to a network device or security domain. The lack of aut... |
| V-269776 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to prohibit the use of all unnecessary and/or nonsecure functions, ports, protocols, and/or services. | To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within d... |
| V-269777 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to disable the Bash shell. | To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within d... |
| V-269779 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to use DOD PKI as multifactor authentication (MFA) for interactive logins. | MFA is when two or more factors are used to confirm the identity of an individual who is requesting access to digital information resources. Valid fac... |
| V-269786 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to use DOD-approved OCSP responders or CRLs to validate certificates used for PKI-based authentication. | Once issued by a DOD certificate authority (CA), public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are typically valid for three years or shorter within th... |
| V-269787 | | The Dell OS10 Switch, for PKI-based authentication, must be configured to map validated certificates to unique user accounts. | Without mapping the PKI certificate to a unique user account, the ability to determine the identities of individuals or the status of their nonrepudia... |
| V-269788 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must use FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms for authentication to a cryptographic module. | Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide co... |
| V-269789 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must terminate all network connections associated with a device management session at the end of the session, or the session must be terminated after five minutes of inactivity except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements. | Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management se... |
| V-269790 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must prevent nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures. | Preventing nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary ... |
| V-269796 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must use FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) to protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications. | Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide con... |
| V-269797 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to implement cryptographic mechanisms using a FIPS 140-2 approved algorithm to protect the confidentiality of remote maintenance sessions. | This requires the use of secure protocols instead of their unsecured counterparts, such as SSH instead of telnet, SCP instead of FTP, and HTTPS instea... |
| V-269803 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to send log data to at least two central log servers for the purpose of forwarding alerts to the administrators and the information system security officer (ISSO). | The aggregation of log data kept on a syslog server can be used to detect attacks and trigger an alert to the appropriate security personnel. The stor... |
| V-269804 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be running an operating system release that is currently supported by Dell. | Network devices running an unsupported operating system lack current security fixes required to mitigate the risks associated with recent vulnerabilit... |
| V-270643 | | The Dell OS10 Switch must be configured to use at least two authentication servers for the purpose of authenticating users prior to granting administrative access. | Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important... |
