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SDN Controller Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The SDN controller must be configured to authenticate northbound Application Program Interface (API) messages received from business applications and management systems using a FIPS-approved message authentication code algorithm.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The SDN controller determines how traffic should flow through physical and virtual network devices based on application profi...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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    Group
  • The SDN controller must be configured to encrypt all southbound Application Program Interface (API) control-plane messages using a FIPS-validated cryptographic module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Southbound APIs such as OpenFlow provide the forwarding tables to network devices, such as switches and routers, both physica...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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    Group

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