The Juniper SRX Services Gateway must ensure TCP forwarding is disabled for SSH to prevent unauthorized access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Use this configuration option to prevent a user from creating an SSH tunnel over a CLI session to the Juniper SRX via SSH. This type of tunnel could be used to forward TCP traffic, bypassing any firewall filters or ACLs, allowing unauthorized access.
- ID
- SV-223214r1043177_rule
- Version
- JUSX-DM-000114
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
From the configuration mode, enter the following commands to disable TCP forwarding for the SSH protocol.
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set system services ssh no-tcp-forwarding