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Arista MLS DCS-7000 Series L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-NET-000151
The Arista Multilayer Switch must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
The Arista Multilayer Switch must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based. An XCCDF Rule
The Arista Multilayer Switch must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity on the network. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the identity of other devices for connections that are of greater risk (e.g., remote connections).
Bidirectional authentication solutions include, but are not limited to, IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) and Radius server with EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication.
A network connection is any connection with a device that communicates through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the Internet).
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