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Juniper Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to implement Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) snooping for each Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) bridge domain.

    <VulnDiscussion>PIM snooping provides a way to constrain multicast traffic at Layer 2. By monitoring PIM join and prune packets on each inter...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000192-RTR-000002

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    Group
  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to limit the number of MAC addresses it can learn for each Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) bridge domain.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VPLS defines an architecture that delivers Ethernet multipoint services over an MPLS network. Customer Layer 2 frames are for...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000007

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    Group
  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to block any traffic that is destined to IP core infrastructure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IP/MPLS networks providing VPN and transit services must provide, at the least, the same level of protection against denial-o...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000008

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    Group
  • The Juniper PE router must be configured with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) loose mode enabled on all CE-facing interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The uRPF feature is a defense against spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by verifying if the source address of any ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000016

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    Group
  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to ignore or block all packets with any IP options.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Packets with IP options are not fast switched and therefore must be punted to the router processor. Hackers who initiate deni...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000113

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    Group

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