The Cisco router must be configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215703 | SRG-APP-000499-NDM-000319 | CISC-ND-001250 | SV-215703r1192903_rule | 2026-02-25 | 3 |
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).
ℹ️ Check
Review the Cisco router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below.
archive
log config
logging enable
If the Cisco router is not configured to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the Cisco router to generate log records when administrator privileges are deleted as shown in the example below.
R4(config)#archive
R4(config-archive)#log config
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#logging enable
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#logging size 1000
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#notify syslog contenttype plaintext
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#hidekeys
R4(config-archive-log-cfg)#end