Details
The loss of connectivity to a particular authoritative time source will result in the loss of time synchronization (free-run mode) and increasingly inaccurate time stamps on audit events and other functions.
Multiple time sources provide redundancy by including a secondary source. Time synchronization is usually a hierarchy; clients synchronize time to a local source while that source synchronizes its time to a more accurate source. The network device must utilize an authoritative time server and/or be configured to use redundant authoritative time sources. This requirement is related to the comparison done in CCI-001891.
DoD-approved solutions consist of a combination of a primary and secondary time source using a combination or multiple instances of the following: a time server designated for the appropriate DoD network (NIPRNet/SIPRNet); United States Naval Observatory (USNO) time servers; and/or the Global Positioning System (GPS). The secondary time source must be located in a different geographic region than the primary time source.
Solution
Configure the router to synchronize its clock with redundant authoritative time sources as shown in the example below.
[edit system ntp]
set server x.x.x.x
set server x.x.x.x prefer
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Audit and Accountability, Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Juniper.
References
- 800-53|AU-8(2)
- 800-53|CM-6b.
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-000366
- CCI|CCI-001893
- CSCv6|6.1
- Rule-ID|SV-101257r1_rule
- STIG-ID|JUNI-ND-001020
- Vuln-ID|V-91157