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Router Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000364

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  • The perimeter router must be configured to block all outbound management traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For in-band management, the management network must have its own subnet in order to enforce control and access boundaries pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000364

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  • The multicast Designated Router (DR) must be configured to filter the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Report messages to allow hosts to join only multicast groups that have been approved by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. Large unicast flows tend to be fairly isolated (i.e., so...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000364

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    Group
  • The multicast Designated Router (DR) must be configured to filter the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Report messages to allow hosts to join a multicast group only from sources that have been approved by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. Large unicast flows tend to be fairly isolated (i.e., so...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000364

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  • The router must be configured to fail securely in the event of an operational failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the router fails in an unsecure manner (open), unauthorized traffic originating externally to the enclave may enter or the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The BGP router must be configured to use its loopback address as the source address for iBGP peering sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using a loopback address as the source address offers a multitude of uses for security, access, management, and scalability o...
    Rule Low Severity

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