Storage Area Network STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Individual user accounts with passwords are not set up and maintained for the SAN fabric switch.
Without identification and authentication unauthorized users could reconfigure the SAN or disrupt its operation by logging in to the fabric switch and executing unauthorized commands. The IAO/NSO w...Rule Medium Severity -
Fabric Switches do not have bidirectional authentication
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The SAN must be configured to use bidirectional authentication.
Switch-to-switch management traffic does not have to be encrypted. Bidirectional authentication ensures that a rogue switch cannot be inserted and be auto configured to join the fabric.Rule Medium Severity -
SAN Switch encryption and DOD PKI
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The fabric switches must use DoD-approved PKI rather than proprietary or self-signed device certificates.
DOD PKI supplies better protection from malicious attacks than userid/password authentication and should be used anytime it is feasible.Rule Low Severity -
SAN Network Management Ports Fabric Switch
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Network management ports on the SAN fabric switches except those needed to support the operational commitments of the sites are not disabled.
Enabled network management ports that are not required expose the SAN fabric switch and the entire network to unnecessary vulnerabilities. By disabling these unneeded ports the exposure profile of...Rule Medium Severity -
SAN management out-of-band or direct connect
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SAN management is not accomplished using the out-of-band or direct connection method.
Removing the management traffic from the production network diminishes the security profile of the SAN servers by allowing all the management ports to be closed on the production network. The IAO/N...Rule Medium Severity -
Management Console to SAN Fabric Authentication
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