Cisco IOS Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Cisco switch must have DHCP snooping for all user VLANs to validate DHCP messages from untrusted sources.
In an enterprise network, devices under administrative control are trusted sources. These devices include the switches, routers, and servers in the network. Host ports and unknown DHCP servers are ...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must have IGMP or MLD Snooping configured on all VLANs.
IGMP and MLD snooping provide a way to constrain multicast traffic at Layer 2. By monitoring the IGMP or MLD membership reports sent by hosts within a VLAN, the snooping application can set up Laye...Rule Low Severity -
The Cisco switch must implement Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) where VLANs span multiple switches with redundant links.
STP is implemented on bridges and switches to prevent Layer 2 loops when a broadcast domain spans multiple bridges and switches and when redundant links are provisioned to provide high availability...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must have the default VLAN pruned from all trunk ports that do not require it.
The default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) is a special VLAN used for control plane traffic such as Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggreg...Rule Medium Severity
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