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The HP FlexFabric Switch must synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-230177HFFS-ND-000099SV-230177r961863_ruleCCI-002046medium
Description
Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Synchronizing internal information system clocks provides uniformity of time stamps for information systems with multiple system clocks and systems connected over a network. Organizations should consider setting time periods for different types of systems (e.g., financial, legal, or mission-critical systems). Organizations should also consider endpoints that may not have regular access to the authoritative time server (e.g., mobile, teleworking, and tactical endpoints). This requirement is related to the comparison done every 24 hours in CCI-001891 because a comparison must be done in order to determine the time difference. The organization-defined time period will depend on multiple factors, most notably the granularity of time stamps in audit logs. For example, if time stamps only show to the nearest second, there is no need to have accuracy of a tenth of a second in clocks.
STIGDate
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-12

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (5) 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.

AU-8Time Stamps
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AU-8(1)Synchronization with Authoritative Time Source
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CM-6Configuration Settings
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SC-45System Time Synchronization
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SC-45(1)Synchronization with Authoritative Time Source
1.00
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.

3.3.7
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-002046
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-230177r961863_chk)

Check the HP FlexFabric Switch configuration to determine if it synchronizes internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period. [HP] display ntp status Clock status: synchronized Clock stratum: 4 System peer: 16.110.135.123 Local mode: client Reference clock ID: 16.110.135.123 Leap indicator: 00 Clock jitter: 0.004227 s Stability: 0.000 pps Clock precision: 2^-19 Root delay: 96.75598 ms Root dispersion: 149.76501 ms Reference time: d916fabd.a5c6d326 Mon, Jun 1 2015 9:37:33.647 If this synchronization is not occurring when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32488r539394_fix)

Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period. [HP] ntp enable [HP] ntp unicast-server 16.110.135.123