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Firewall Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000392

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewall must generate an alert that can be forwarded to, at a minimum, the ISSO and ISSM when denial-of-service (DoS) incidents are detected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of major detection incidents that require immediate action, and this dela...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000399

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewall must be configured to allow authorized users to record a packet capture based IP, traffic type (TCP, UDP, or ICMP), or protocol.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the ability to capture, record, and log content related to a user session, investigations into suspicious user activi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000492

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewall must generate traffic log records when traffic is denied, restricted, or discarded.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating log records that log usage of objects by subjects and other objects, it would be difficult to establish, c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000493

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewall must generate traffic log records when attempts are made to send packets between security zones that are not authorized to communicate.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating log records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000364

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The firewall must be configured to inspect all inbound and outbound traffic at the application layer.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application inspection enables the firewall to control traffic based on different parameters that exist within the packets su...
    Rule Medium Severity

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