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V-272076

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco ACI must not be configured to have any feature enabled that calls home to the vendor.

Rule ID

SV-272076r1168127_rule

STIG

Cisco ACI Router Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-002403

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify the ACI configuration under Admin >> External Data Collectors >> monitoring Destinations >> smart callhome/callhome is not setup, and that no Intersight configuration is setup at System >> System Settings >> Intersight Connectivity.

If the Call Home feature is configured to send messages to unauthorized individuals such as Cisco TAC, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable the Call Home feature:
1. Navigate to Admin >> External Data Collectors >> monitoring Destinations >> smart callhome.
2. In the General tab, set the Admin State to "Off".
3. Click "Save".