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Router Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    <VulnDiscussion>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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The 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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The router must be configured to have all non-essential 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-000168

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The 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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The 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

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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