The Cisco switch must not be configured to have any feature enabled that calls home to the vendor.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-221078 | SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000083 | CISC-RT-000080 | SV-221078r999687_rule | 2024-12-20 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Call home services will routinely send data such as configuration and diagnostic information to the vendor for routine or emergency analysis and troubleshooting. There is a risk that transmission of sensitive data sent to unauthorized persons could result in data loss or downtime due to an attack. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Review the switch configuration to determine if the call home service is enabled as shown in the example below: callhome contract-id CompanyXYZ customer-id CompanyXYZ email-contact netadmin@CompanyXYZ.com phone-contact +1-800-555-4567 enable If the call home feature is configured to call home to the vendor, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Disable the call home feature as shown below: SW1(config)# callhome SW1(config-callhome)# no enable SW1(config-callhome)# end |