Details

An SNMP community string permits read-only access to all objects.

Solution

Disable the default SNMP community string ‘public’
hostname(config)#no snmp-server community {public}

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://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-5e.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits