The organization must encrypt all network device configurations while stored offline.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-251376	NET1050	NET1050	SV-251376r853655_rule	2024-08-02	10

Description
If a network device's non-volatile memory is lost without a recent configuration stored in an offline location, it may take time to recover that segment of the network. Users connected directly to the switch or router will be without service for a longer than acceptable time. Encrypting the configuration stored offline protects the data at rest and provides additional security to prevent tampering and potentially cause a network outage if the configuration were to be put into service.

Description

If a network device's non-volatile memory is lost without a recent configuration stored in an offline location, it may take time to recover that segment of the network. Users connected directly to the switch or router will be without service for a longer than acceptable time. Encrypting the configuration stored offline protects the data at rest and provides additional security to prevent tampering and potentially cause a network outage if the configuration were to be put into service.

ℹ️ Check
Inspect the network element configurations that have been stored offline. If the configurations are not encrypted, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Encrypt all network device configurations stored offline.