A Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) neighbor filter must be implemented to restrict and control multicast traffic.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) is a routing protocol that is used by the IP core for forwarding multicast traffic. PIM traffic must be limited to only known PIM neighbors by configuring and binding a PIM neighbor filter to those interfaces that have PIM enabled.
- ID
- SV-251389r806122_rule
- Version
- NET2007
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The router administrator configures and binds a PIM neighbor filter to those interfaces that have PIM enabled.