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Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco switch must not be configured to have any feature enabled that calls home to the vendor.

    <VulnDiscussion>Call home services will routinely send data such as configuration and diagnostic information to the vendor for routine or eme...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000110

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to protect against or limit the effects of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing control plane protection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Route Processor (RP) is critical to all network operations because it is the component used to build all forwarding paths...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to restrict traffic destined to itself.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The route processor handles traffic destined to the switch—the key component used to build forwarding paths and is instrument...
    Rule High Severity

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