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Storage Area Network STIG
Fabric Switches do not have bidirectional authentication
Fabric Switches do not have bidirectional authentication
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Fabric Switches do not have bidirectional authentication
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The SAN must be configured to use bidirectional authentication.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Switch-to-switch management traffic does not have to be encrypted. Bidirectional authentication ensures that a rogue switch cannot be inserted and be auto configured to join the fabric.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts>Failure to configure all components to use encryption could cause the SAN to degrade or fail.</PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility>Information Assurance Officer</Responsibility><Responsibility>Switch Administrator</Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>