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The Arista router must not be configured to use IPv6 Site Local Unicast addresses.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>As currently defined, site local addresses are ambiguous and can be present in multiple sites. The address itself does not contain any indication of the site to which it belongs. The use of site-local addresses has the potential to adversely affect network security through leaks, ambiguity, and potential misrouting as documented in section 2 of RFC3879. RFC3879 formally deprecates the IPv6 site-local unicast prefix FEC0::/10 as defined in RFC3513.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-256058r882516_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the Arista router using authorized IPv6 addresses.

Step 1: Configure the interface with IPv6 address.

LEAF-1A(config-if-Et3)#interface ethernet 3
LEAF-1A(config-if-Et3)#no routerport