Details

Authenticates users who access the router or switch using the TTY port.

Solution

Configure management lines to require login using the default or a named AAA authentication list. This configuration must be set individually for all line types.
hostname(config)#line tty {line-number} [ending-line-number]
hostname(config-line)#login authentication {default | aaa_list_name}

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/508https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/508https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/508

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Cisco.

References

• 800-53|IA-2

Source

• Tenable.com/audits