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The HP FlexFabric Switch must not use the default VLAN for management traffic.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with directly connected switches using Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)—all untagged traffic. As a consequence, the default VLAN may unwisely span the entire network if not appropriately pruned. If its scope is large enough, the risk of compromise can increase significantly.

ID
SV-80581r1_rule
Version
HFFS-L2-000027
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch for management access to use a VLAN other than the default VLAN.

interface Vlan-interface xxxx
 description MGMT VLAN
 ip address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx <mask>