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HP FlexFabric Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000131-L2S-000014

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must be configured to disable non-essential capabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised switch introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure as well as data resources that are accessible via t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000343-L2S-000016

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  • HP FlexFabric Switch must authenticate all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing any connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Controlling LAN access via 802.1x authentication or MAC authentication can assist in preventing a malicious user from connect...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-L2S-000020

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must manage excess bandwidth to limit the effects of packet flooding types of denial of service (DoS) attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Denial of service is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. Packet flooding DDoS attacks are refe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000331-L2S-000001

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must provide the capability for authorized users to select a user session to capture.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to select a user session to capture/record or view/hear, investigations into suspicious or harmful eve...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000332-L2S-000002

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must provide the capability for authorized users to remotely view, in real time, all content related to an established user session from a component separate from the HP FlexFabric Switch.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to remotely view/hear all content related to a user session, investigations into suspicious user activ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000021

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have Root Guard enabled on all ports where the root bridge should not appear.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) does not provide any means for the network administrator to securely enforce the topology of the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000022

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have BPDU Guard enabled on all user-facing access ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a rogue switch is introduced into the topology and transmits a Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) with a lower bridge priori...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000023

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have STP Loop Protection enabled all non-designated STP switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loop Protection feature provides additional protection against STP loops. An STP loop is cre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000024

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  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000011

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have unknown storm-constrain enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Access layer switches use the Content Addressable Memory (CAM) table to direct traffic to specific ports based on the VLAN nu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000025

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have DHCP snooping for all user VLANs to validate DHCP messages from untrusted sources as well as rate-limit DHCP traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In an enterprise network, devices under administrative control are trusted sources. These devices include the switches, route...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000026

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have IP Source Guard enabled on all user-facing or untrusted access switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IP Source Guard provides source IP address filtering on a Layer 2 port to prevent a malicious host from impersonating a legit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000027

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) enabled on all user VLANs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DAI intercepts Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests and verifies that each of these packets has a valid IP-to-MAC addre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000003

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must implement Rapid STP where VLANs span multiple switches with redundant links.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is implemented on bridges and switches to prevent layer 2 loops when a broadcast domain spans mu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000004

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must enable Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) to protect against one-way connections.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In topologies where fiber optic interconnections are used, physical misconnections can occur that allow a link to appear to b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000005

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have all trunk links enabled statically.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When trunk negotiation is enabled via Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP), considerable time can be spent negotiating trunk settings...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000007

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have all disabled switch ports assigned an unused VLAN.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is possible that a disabled port that is assigned to a user or management VLAN becomes enabled by accident or by an attack...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000008

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must not have the default VLAN assigned to any host-facing switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In a VLAN-based network, switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with other ne...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000009

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have the default VLAN pruned from all trunk ports that do not require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) is a special VLAN used for control plane traffic such as Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynami...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000010

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must not use the default VLAN for management traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with directly connected switches using...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have all user-facing or untrusted ports configured as access switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trun...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000012

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must have the native VLAN assigned to a VLAN ID other than the default VLAN ID for all 802.1q trunk links.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VLAN hopping can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the same VLAN as the native VLAN of...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000013

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  • The HP FlexFabric Switch must not have any access switch ports assigned to the native VLAN.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trun...
    Rule Medium Severity

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