Cisco IOS XE Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Cisco switch must implement Rapid STP where VLANs span multiple switches with redundant links.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is implemented on bridges and switches to prevent layer 2 loops when a broadcast domain spans multiple bridges and switches and when redundant links are provisioned to ...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must have all trunk links enabled statically.
When trunk negotiation is enabled via Dynamic Trunk Protocol (DTP), considerable time can be spent negotiating trunk settings (802.1q or ISL) when a node or interface is restored. While this negoti...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must have the default VLAN pruned from all trunk ports that do not require it.
The default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) is a special VLAN used for control plane traffic such as Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggreg...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must have all user-facing or untrusted ports configured as access switch ports.
Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trunk port. Knowing the victim's MAC address and with the victim attached to...Rule Medium Severity -
The Cisco switch must not have any switchports assigned to the native VLAN.
Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trunk port. Knowing the victim’s MAC address and with the victim attached to...Rule Low Severity
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