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Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to have Proxy ARP disabled on all external interfaces.

    <VulnDiscussion>When Proxy ARP is enabled on a switch, it allows that switch to extend the network (at Layer 2) across multiple interfaces (L...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000113

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
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  • The Cisco switch must be configured to implement message authentication for all control plane protocols.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A rogue switch could send a fictitious routing update to convince a site's perimeter switch to send traffic to an incorrect o...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000230-RTR-000003

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
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  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to block all outbound management traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For in-band management, the management network must have its own subnet in order to enforce control and access boundaries pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000012

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
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  • 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
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  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
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  • 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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  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000002

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
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