Cisco NXOS Hardening

Generates security hardening configurations for Cisco NX-OS network devices based on specified options.

Overview

The Cisco NX-OS Hardening Tool is a specialized security API designed to generate enterprise-grade hardening configurations for Cisco Nexus switches and NX-OS platforms. This tool helps network security teams and infrastructure engineers quickly produce validated security policies and configuration templates that align with industry best practices and security standards.

The tool accepts a set of hardening options and contextual metadata (session ID, user ID, and timestamp) to generate customized hardening configurations. It supports flexible option arrays, enabling teams to selectively apply security controls based on their specific environment and compliance requirements.

Ideal users include network engineers, security architects, DevOps teams managing Cisco infrastructure, and organizations requiring automated compliance configuration generation for Cisco Nexus environments.

Usage

Sample Request

json

{
  "sessionId": "sess_abc123def456",
  "userId": 42,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "hardeningOptions": {
    "authentication": [
      "enable_aaa",
      "configure_radius",
      "enforce_password_policy"
    ],
    "access_control": [
      "disable_telnet",
      "enable_ssh_v2",
      "restrict_console_access"
    ],
    "logging": [
      "enable_syslog",
      "configure_ntp",
      "audit_command_logging"
    ]
  }
}

Sample Response

json

{
  "status": "success",
  "sessionId": "sess_abc123def456",
  "userId": 42,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "configuration": {
    "authentication": {
      "commands": [
        "aaa new-model",
        "radius server 192.168.1.100",
        "password-policy min-length 12 uppercase lowercase digits special-chars"
      ]
    },
    "access_control": {
      "commands": [
        "no feature telnet",
        "feature ssh",
        "ssh key-length 2048",
        "line console 0",
        "access-class CONSOLE_ACL in"
      ]
    },
    "logging": {
      "commands": [
        "logging server 192.168.1.50 facility local7",
        "ntp server 192.168.1.60 prefer",
        "logging source-interface Loopback0",
        "logging level aaa 6"
      ]
    }
  },
  "appliedOptions": 9,
  "warnings": []
}

Endpoints

GET /

Summary: Root endpoint health check

Method: GET
Path: /

Description: Returns basic API status information and confirms the service is operational.

Parameters: None

Response:

• 200 OK: Service is operational
• Content-Type: application/json

---

POST /api/hardening/generate

Summary: Generate hardening configuration

Method: POST
Path: /api/hardening/generate

Description: Generates Cisco NX-OS hardening configurations based on the provided options, session context, and user information. Processes multiple hardening categories and returns validated configuration commands.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
hardeningOptions	Object (map of string → array of strings)	Yes	Dictionary of hardening categories with arrays of specific options. Keys represent categories (e.g., "authentication", "access_control"); values are arrays of option identifiers.
sessionId	String	Yes	Unique session identifier for tracking and audit purposes.
userId	Integer or null	No	Identifier of the user requesting the configuration. Optional for anonymous requests.
timestamp	String	Yes	ISO 8601 formatted timestamp indicating when the request was made (e.g., "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z").

Request Body Schema:

json

{
  "hardeningOptions": {
    "category_name": ["option1", "option2"]
  },
  "sessionId": "string",
  "userId": null,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Responses:

• 200 OK: Configuration successfully generated

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Returns hardening configuration with commands organized by category

• 422 Unprocessable Entity: Validation error in request

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Returns validation error details including field location, error message, and error type

Example Error Response:

json

{
  "detail": [
    {
      "loc": ["body", "sessionId"],
      "msg": "field required",
      "type": "value_error.missing"
    }
  ]
}

Pricing

Plan	Calls/Day	Calls/Month	Price
Free	5	50	Free
Developer	20	500	$39/mo
Professional	200	5,000	$99/mo
Enterprise	100,000	1,000,000	$299/mo

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References

• Kong Route: https://api.mkkpro.com/hardening/cisco-nxos
• API Docs: https://api.mkkpro.com:8137/docs