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Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The ALG providing content filtering must protect against known types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing signatures.

    If the network does not provide safeguards against DoS attacks, network resources will be unavailable to users. Installation of content filtering gateways and application layer firewalls at key b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000364

    Group
  • The ALG must only allow incoming communications from organization-defined authorized sources routed to organization-defined authorized destinations.

    Unrestricted traffic may contain malicious traffic which poses a threat to an enclave or to other connected networks. Additionally, unrestricted traffic may transit a network, which uses bandwidth ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000365

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000370

    Group
  • The ALG must identify and log internal users associated with denied outgoing communications traffic posing a threat to external information systems.

    Without identifying the users who initiated the traffic, it would be difficult to identify those responsible for the denied communications. This requirement applies to those network elements that ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000380

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000383

    Group
  • The ALG providing content filtering must be configured to integrate with a system-wide intrusion detection system.

    Without coordinated reporting between separate devices, it is not possible to identify the true scale and possible target of an attack. Integration of the ALG with a system-wide intrusion detectio...
    Rule Medium Severity

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