VPN gateways used to create IP tunnels to transport classified traffic across an unclassified IP network must comply with appropriate physical security protection standards for processing classified information.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
When transporting classified data over an unclassified IP network, it is imperative that the network elements deployed to provision the encrypted tunnels are located in a facility authorized to process the data at the proper classification level.
- ID
- SV-251382r806101_rule
- Version
- NET1832
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Employ the necessary physical security protection for the VPN gateway devices used for tunneling classified traffic across the unclassified IP network.