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Cisco IOS XE Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco router must be configured to log all packets that have been dropped at interfaces via ACL.

    <VulnDiscussion>Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. It is essential for security personnel to know what is ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000076-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco perimeter router must be configured to have Proxy ARP disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When Proxy ARP is enabled on a router, it allows that router to extend the network (at Layer 2) across multiple interfaces (L...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Cisco router must be configured to produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing where events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000077-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco router must be configured to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco router must be configured to disable the auxiliary port unless it is connected to a secured modem providing encryption and authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of POTS lines to modems connecting to network devices provides clear text of authentication traffic over commercial c...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000202-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco perimeter router must be configured to deny network traffic by default and allow network traffic by exception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A deny-all, permit-by-exception network communications traffic policy ensures that only connections that are essential and ap...
    Rule High Severity

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