STIGUI
V-251799CAT II — Medium severitySV-251799r879588_rule

The NSX-T Manager must disable SNMP v2.

Rule version TNDM-3X-000102 · STIG v1 · 2023-06-22

Discussion

SNMPv3 supports commercial-grade security, including authentication, authorization, access control, and privacy. Previous versions of the protocol contained well-known security weaknesses that were easily exploited. As such, SNMPv1/2 receivers must be disabled.

Check

From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to the System >> Fabric >> Profiles >> Node Profiles.

Click "All NSX Nodes" and view the SNMP Polling and Traps configuration.

If SNMP v2c Polling or Traps are configured, this is a finding.

Fix

From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to the System >> Fabric >> Profiles >> Node Profiles.

Click on "All NSX Nodes" and delete and v2c Polling or Trap configurations.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-251799
Group title
SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245
Rule ID
SV-251799r879588_rule
Check ID
C-55259r810398_chk
Fix ID
F-55213r810399_fix