Cisco IOSXE Hardening

Professional Cisco Router & Switch Security Configuration Generator

Install

openclaw skills install toolweb-cisco-iosxe-hardening

Overview

The Cisco IOS XE Security Hardening Tool is a professional-grade API service designed to automatically generate security-hardened configuration files for Cisco routers and switches running IOS XE. Built for network security engineers, compliance officers, and infrastructure teams, this tool eliminates manual configuration errors and accelerates the deployment of security best practices across enterprise Cisco environments.

This tool enables security-focused organizations to rapidly generate compliant, hardened configurations that align with industry standards and internal security policies. By automating the configuration generation process, teams reduce human error, ensure consistency across network devices, and maintain audit-ready documentation of security implementations.

Ideal users include network security engineers, infrastructure architects, compliance teams managing large Cisco deployments, managed service providers (MSPs), and organizations undergoing security certifications or regulatory audits requiring documented hardening standards.

Usage

Sample Request

Generate a hardened Cisco IOS XE configuration with SSH, NTP security, and access control options enabled:

{
  "sessionId": "sess_6f8c4d92e1a3b5c7",
  "userId": 12847,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T14:23:45Z",
  "hardeningOptions": {
    "authentication": ["ssh", "aaa"],
    "encryption": ["ipsec", "tls"],
    "logging": ["syslog", "netflow"],
    "access_control": ["acl", "rbac"]
  }
}

Sample Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "sessionId": "sess_6f8c4d92e1a3b5c7",
  "configurationId": "cfg_a7f2e9d1c3b6",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T14:23:46Z",
  "hardening_applied": [
    "SSH_ENABLE",
    "AAA_CONFIGURATION",
    "IPSEC_TUNNEL_SETUP",
    "TLS_CERTIFICATE_INSTALL",
    "SYSLOG_SERVER_CONFIG",
    "NETFLOW_ENABLE",
    "ACL_DEPLOYMENT",
    "RBAC_ROLES"
  ],
  "configuration_snippet": "ip ssh version 2\nip ssh authentication retries 2\nip ssh time-out 60\naaa new-model\n...",
  "estimated_lines": 247,
  "supported_platforms": ["Catalyst 9300", "Catalyst 9400", "ISR 4000", "ASR 1000"],
  "warnings": [],
  "next_steps": "Review configuration, test in lab environment, apply to device using SCP or Ansible"
}

Endpoints

GET /

Health Check Endpoint

Returns service status and availability.

Method: GET
Path: /

Parameters: None

Response:

HTTP 200: Service is operational
Content-Type: application/json
Response body: Health status object

POST /api/hardening/generate

Generate Hardening Config

Generates Cisco IOS XE security hardening configuration files based on selected hardening options.

Method: POST
Path: /api/hardening/generate

Request Body (JSON):

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`sessionId`	string	Yes	Unique session identifier for request tracking
`userId`	integer or null	No	User identifier for audit logging and billing attribution
`timestamp`	string	Yes	ISO 8601 formatted timestamp of request generation
`hardeningOptions`	object	Yes	Dictionary of hardening categories with array of enabled options (e.g., `{"authentication": ["ssh", "aaa"], "encryption": ["ipsec"]}`)

Response (HTTP 200):

Content-Type: application/json
Successful generation response with configuration details, applied hardening measures, estimated configuration line count, supported platforms, and warnings

Response (HTTP 422):

Validation Error - returned when required fields are missing or malformed
Contains detail array with validation error objects (loc, msg, type)

GET /api/hardening/options

Get Hardening Options

Retrieves all available hardening options, categories, and supported configurations for Cisco IOS XE devices.

Method: GET
Path: /api/hardening/options