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Juniper EX Series Switches Router Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Juniper multicast Rendezvous Point (RP) router must be configured to filter Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Register messages received from the Designated Router (DR) for any undesirable multicast groups and sources.

    <VulnDiscussion>Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. An attacker can flood a network segment with multicast p...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000019-RTR-000014

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  • The Juniper multicast Rendezvous Point (RP) router must be configured to filter Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Join messages received from the Designated Router (DR) for any undesirable multicast groups.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. An attacker can flood a network segment with multicast p...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000076-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to produce audit records containing information to establish where the events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing where events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000077-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000078-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to log all packets that have been dropped.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. It is essential for security personnel to know what is ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000035

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to have all nonessential capabilities disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised router introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure, as well as data resources that are accessible via ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-RTR-000083

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to use encryption for routing protocol authentication.

    &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-000168-RTR-000078

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to authenticate all routing protocol messages using NIST-validated FIPS 198-1 message authentication code algorithm.

    &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-000192-RTR-000002

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  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to limit the number of MAC addresses it can learn for each Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) bridge domain.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VPLS defines an architecture that delivers Ethernet multipoint services over an MPLS network. Customer layer 2 frames are for...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper MPLS router with RSVP-TE enabled must be configured to enable refresh reduction features.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;RSVP-TE can be used to perform constraint-based routing when building LSP tunnels within the network core that will support Q...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000002

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  • The Juniper PE router 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000112

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  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to enforce a Quality-of-Service (QoS) policy to limit the effects of packet flooding denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. Packet flooding distributed denial-of-service (DDoS...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000113

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  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to enforce a Quality-of-Service (QoS) policy in accordance with the QoS DODIN Technical Profile.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Different applications have unique requirements and toleration levels for delay, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, and availabi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000193-RTR-000114

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  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to enforce a Quality-of-Service (QoS) policy in accordance with the QoS GIG Technical Profile.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Different applications have unique requirements and toleration levels for delay, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, and availabi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000202-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper perimeter router must be configured to deny network traffic by default and allow network traffic by exception.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A deny-all, permit-by-exception network communications traffic policy ensures that only connections that are essential and ap...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000001

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to restrict traffic destined to itself.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The routing engine (RE) handles traffic destined to the router—the key component used to build forwarding paths and is also i...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000002

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to drop all fragmented Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets destined to itself.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Fragmented ICMP packets can be generated by hackers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks such as Ping O' Death and Teardrop. I...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000003

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  • The Juniper perimeter router must be configured to filter traffic destined to the enclave in accordance with the guidelines contained in DoD Instruction 8551.1.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Vulnerability assessments must be reviewed by the System Administrator, and protocols must be approved by the Information Ass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000004

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  • The Juniper perimeter router must be configured to filter ingress traffic at the external interface on an inbound direction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Firewall filters are used to separate data traffic into that which it will route (permitted packets) and that which it will n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000005

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Firewall filters are used to separate data traffic into that which it will route (permitted packets) and that which it will n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Juniper PE router must be configured to block any traffic that is destined to IP core infrastructure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IP/MPLS networks providing VPN and transit services must provide, at the least, the same level of protection against denial-o...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000008

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  • The Juniper PE router must be configured with Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) loose mode, or a firewall filter, enabled on all CE-facing interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The uRPF feature, and ingress firewall filters, are defenses against spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by verifyin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000009

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  • The Juniper out-of-band management (OOBM) gateway must be configured to transport management traffic to the Network Operations Center (NOC) via dedicated circuit, MPLS/VPN service, or IPsec tunnel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using dedicated paths, the OOBM backbone connects the OOBM gateway routers located at the edge of the managed network and at ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000010

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  • The Juniper out-of-band management (OOBM) gateway router must be configured to forward only authorized management traffic to the Network Operations Center (NOC).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The OOBM network is an IP network used exclusively for the transport of OAM&amp;P data from the network being managed to the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000011

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  • The Juniper out-of-band management (OOBM) gateway router must be configured to block any traffic destined to itself that is not sourced from the OOBM network or the NOC.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the gateway router is not a dedicated device for the OOBM network, several safeguards must be implemented for containment ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000205-RTR-000012

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  • The Juniper router must be configured to only permit management traffic that ingresses and egresses the OOBM interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The OOBM access switch will connect to the management interface of the managed network elements. The management interface can...
    Rule Medium Severity

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