The Juniper SRX Services Gateway must be configured to synchronize internal information system clocks with the primary and secondary NTP servers for the network.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-223205 | JUSX-DM-000094 | SV-223205r1015751_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The loss of connectivity to a particular authoritative time source will result in the loss of time synchronization (free-run mode) and increasingly inaccurate time stamps on log events and other functions. Multiple time sources provide redundancy by including a secondary source. Time synchronization is usually a hierarchy; clients synchronize time to a local source while that source synchronizes its time to a more accurate source. The network device must utilize an authoritative time server and/or be configured to use redundant authoritative time sources. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Juniper SRX Services Gateway NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-20 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-223205r1015751_chk)
Verify the Juniper SRX is configured to synchronize internal information system clocks with the primary and secondary NTP sources.
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show system ntp
If the Juniper SRX is not configured to synchronize internal information system clocks with an NTP server, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24866r513303_fix)
The following commands allow the device to keep time synchronized with the network. To designate a primary NTP server, add the “prefer” keyword to the server statement.
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set system ntp server <NTP-server1-IP> prefer
set system ntp source-address <MGT-IP-Address>
set system ntp server <NTP-server2-IP>
set system ntp source-address <MGT-IP-Address>