Ensure SNMP agent is disabled

MediumLevel 1Automatedcheckpoint

Description

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) server is used to listen for SNMP commands from an SNMP management system, execute the commands or collect the information and then send results back to the requesting system. FAILs if the SNMP agent is enabled (set snmp agent on). Audited against the Gaia clish 'show configuration' output (run 'show configuration' in clish on each gateway and management server and save the full output).

How it is checked

Audit method: Configuration pattern

Pattern: (?m)^set snmp agent on[ \t]*$

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

set snmp agent off save config # CIS guidance: Run the following command to configure the SNMP. CLI: set snmp agent off GUI: System Management > SNMP > Unhecked the Enable SNMP Agent

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: checkpointsnmp
Reference: CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.2.1 Ensure SNMP agent is disabled

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target checkpoint