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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 enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information within the network based on organization-defined information flow control policies.

    <VulnDiscussion>Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network and between interconnected network...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000168-RTR-000078

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to enable routing protocol authentication using FIPS 198-1 algorithms with keys not exceeding 180 days of lifetime.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A rogue router could send a fictitious routing update to convince a site's perimeter router to send traffic to an incorrect o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000007

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must be configured to have all inactive layer 3 interfaces disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An inactive interface is rarely monitored or controlled and may expose a network to an undetected attack on that interface. U...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000109

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Cisco switch must not be configured to have any zero-touch deployment feature enabled when connected to an operational network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network devices that are configured via a zero-touch deployment or auto-loading feature can have their startup configuration ...
    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 High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000111

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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