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Storage Area Network STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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

    Group
  • 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

    Group
  • 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

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