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Router Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

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

    <VulnDiscussion>Different applications have unique requirements and toleration levels for delay, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, and availabi...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000202

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  • The 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
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  • SRG-NET-000205

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The route processor handles traffic destined to the router—the key component used to build forwarding paths and is also instr...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000205

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  • The 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 DoS attacks such as Ping O' Death and Teardrop. It is imperative that...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000205

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The uRPF feature is a defense against spoofing and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by verifying if the source address of any ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-NET-000205

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