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VMware NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to have all inactive interfaces removed.

    <VulnDiscussion>An inactive interface is rarely monitored or controlled and may expose a network to an undetected attack on that interface. ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000035

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000003

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to reject inbound route advertisements for any prefixes belonging to the local autonomous system (AS).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accepting route advertisements belonging to the local AS can result in traffic looping or being black holed, or at a minimum ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000003

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to disable Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) on all interfaces that are not required to support multicast routing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If multicast traffic is forwarded beyond the intended boundary, it is possible that it can be intercepted by unauthorized or ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000007

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to have the DHCP service disabled if not in use.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised router introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure, as well as data resources that are accessible via ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway must be configured to enforce a Quality-of-Service (QoS) policy to limit the effects of packet flooding denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. Packet flooding distributed denial-of-service (DDoS...
    Rule Medium Severity

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