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3.6 (L1) Host should deactivate SNMP

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Information

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) facilitates the management of networked devices. Minimize attack surface by disabling non-essential services. The recommended setting is to have the SNMP service stopped unless required and configured securely.

Deactivating SNMP when it's not needed reduces the attack surface, adhering to a minimalistic approach in service operation.

Solution

Impact:

While there isn't a direct functional impact, the absence of SNMP may require alternative methods for network management and monitoring.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19200

Item Details

References: CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 0a55bab47aff2294a2406bf6ac723107eacde3b29ab2e411db8200e2f23a6fd4