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Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

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  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000005

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  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to filter egress traffic at the internal interface on an inbound direction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Access lists are used to separate data traffic into that which it will route (permitted packets) and that which it will not r...
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  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000015

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  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to block all packets with any IP options.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Packets with IP options are not fast switched and henceforth must be punted to the switch processor. Hackers who initiate den...
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  • SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000111

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  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to have Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;LLDP is a neighbor discovery protocol used to advertise device capabilities, configuration information, and device identity. ...
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  • SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000111

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  • The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to have Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) disabled on all external interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CDP is a Cisco proprietary neighbor discovery protocol used to advertise device capabilities, configuration information, and ...
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  • SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000112

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  • The Cisco switch must be configured to only permit management traffic that ingresses and egresses the out-of-band management (OOBM) interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The OOBM access switch will connect to the management interface of the managed network elements. The management interface can...
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  • SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000124

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  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to check whether a single-hop eBGP peer is directly connected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;As described in RFC 3682, GTSM is designed to protect a switch's IP-based control plane from DoS attacks. Many attacks focuse...
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  • SRG-NET-000230-RTR-000002

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  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to use a unique key for each autonomous system (AS) that it peers with.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the same keys are used between eBGP neighbors, the chance of a hacker compromising any of the BGP sessions increases. It i...
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  • SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000002

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  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to reject inbound route advertisements for any Bogon prefixes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accepting route advertisements for Bogon prefixes can result in the local autonomous system (AS) becoming a transit for malic...
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  • SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000003

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  • The Cisco BGP switch must be configured to reject inbound route advertisements for any prefixes belonging to the local autonomous system (AS).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accepting route advertisements belonging to the local AS can result in traffic looping or being black-holed, or at a minimum,...
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  • SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000004

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  • The Cisco PE switch providing Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) must be configured to have traffic storm control thresholds on CE-facing interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A traffic storm occurs when packets flood a VPLS bridge, creating excessive traffic and degrading network performance. Traffi...
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