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Cisco IOS XE Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco switch must have Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Inspection (DAI) enabled on all user VLANs.

    <VulnDiscussion>DAI intercepts Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests and verifies that each of these packets has a valid IP-to-MAC addre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must have Storm Control configured on all host-facing switchports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A traffic storm occurs when packets flood a LAN, creating excessive traffic and degrading network performance. Traffic storm ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000002

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must have IGMP or MLD Snooping configured on all VLANs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IGMP and MLD snooping provides a way to constrain multicast traffic at Layer 2. By monitoring the IGMP or MLD membership repo...
    Rule Low Severity

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