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Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000001

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information within the network based on organization-defined information flow control policies.

    Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network and between interconnected networks. The flow of all network traffic must be monitored and controlled so i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000230-RTR-000001

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000230-RTR-000003

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to use keys with a duration not exceeding 180 days for authenticating routing protocol messages.

    If the keys used for routing protocol authentication are guessed, the malicious user could create havoc within the network by advertising incorrect routes and redirecting traffic. Some routing prot...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000168-RTR-000077

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000168-RTR-000078

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000007

    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to have all inactive layer 3 interfaces disabled.

    An inactive interface is rarely monitored or controlled and may expose a network to an undetected attack on that interface. Unauthorized personnel with access to the communication facility could ga...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000083

    Group

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