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Forescout Network Access Control Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Forescout must configure TCP for the syslog protocol to allow for detection by the central event server if communications is lost. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    <VulnDiscussion>It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000343-NAC-001480

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    Group
  • Forescout switch module must only allow a maximum of one registered MAC address per access port. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 4.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of registered MAC addresses on a switch access port can help prevent a CAM table overflow attack. This ty...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000517-NAC-002370

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    Group
  • For TLS connections, Forescout must automatically terminate the session when a client certificate is requested and the client does not have a suitable certificate. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In accordance with NIST SP 800-52, the TLS server must terminate the connection with a fatal “handshake failure” alert when a...
    Rule Medium Severity

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