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HP FlexFabric Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    When trunk negotiation is enabled via Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP), considerable time can be spent negotiating trunk settings (802.1q or ISL) when a node or interface is restored. While this negoti...
    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.

    It is possible that a disabled port that is assigned to a user or management VLAN becomes enabled by accident or by an attacker and as a result gains access to that VLAN as a member.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000008

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

    In a VLAN-based network, switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with other networking devices using Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Pr...
    Rule Medium Severity

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