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Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The VPN Gateway must generate a log record or an SNMP trap that can be forwarded as an alert to, at a minimum, the SCA and ISSO, of all log failure events where the detection and/or prevention function is unable to write events to either local storage or the centralized server.

    <VulnDiscussion>It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000336

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  • When communications with the Central Log Server is lost, the VPN Gateway must continue to queue traffic log records locally.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system were to continue processing after audit failure, actions can be taken on the system that cannot be tracked and ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000337

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    Group
  • The IPsec VPN Gateway must renegotiate the security association after 8 hours or less, or an organization-defined period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The IPsec SA and its corresponding key will expire either after the number of seconds or amount of traffic volume has exceede...
    Rule Medium Severity

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