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HP FlexFabric Switch L2S Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-NET-000512-L2S-000004
The HP FlexFabric Switch must enable Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) to protect against one-way connections.
The HP FlexFabric Switch must enable Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) to protect against one-way connections.
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The HP FlexFabric Switch must enable Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) to protect against one-way connections.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>In topologies where fiber optic interconnections are used, physical misconnections can occur that allow a link to appear to be up when there is a mismatched set of transmit/receive pairs. When such a physical misconfiguration occurs, protocols such as STP can cause network instability. Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) is a layer 2 protocol that can detect these physical misconfigurations by verifying that traffic is flowing bidirectionally between neighbors. Ports with DLDP enabled periodically transmit packets to neighbor devices. If the packets are not echoed back within a specific time frame, the link is flagged as unidirectional and the interface is shut down.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>