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Cisco IOS XE Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco switch must be configured to only permit management traffic that ingresses and egresses the out-of-band management (OOBM) interface.

    <VulnDiscussion>The OOBM access switch will connect to the management interface of the managed network elements. The management interface can...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000124

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to enable the Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;As described in RFC 3682, GTSM is designed to protect a switch's IP-based control plane from DoS attacks. Many attacks focuse...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000230-RTR-000002

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to use a unique key for each autonomous system (AS) that it peers with.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the same keys are used between eBGP neighbors, the chance of a hacker compromising any of the BGP sessions increases. It i...
    Rule Medium Severity

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