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I - Mission Critical Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must not have the default VLAN assigned to any host-facing switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In a VLAN-based network, switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with other ne...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must have the default VLAN pruned from all trunk ports that do not require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) is a special VLAN used for control plane traffic such as Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP), Dynami...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must not use the default VLAN for management traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Switches use the default VLAN (i.e., VLAN 1) for in-band management and to communicate with directly connected switches using...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must have all user-facing or untrusted ports configured as access switch ports.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trun...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must have the native VLAN assigned to an ID other than the default VLAN for all 802.1q trunk links.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VLAN hopping can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the same VLAN as the native VLAN of...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must not have any switch ports assigned to the native VLAN.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Double encapsulation can be initiated by an attacker who has access to a switch port belonging to the native VLAN of the trun...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512

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  • The layer 2 switch must be configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security configuration or implementation guidance, including STIGs, NSA configuration guides, CTOs, and DTMs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring the network device to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000705

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  • The layer 2 switch must employ organization-defined controls by type of denial-of-service (DoS) to achieve the DoS objective.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS events may occur due to a variety of internal and external causes, such as an attack by an adversary or a lack of plannin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000715

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  • The layer 2 switch must implement physically or logically separate subnetworks to isolate organization-defined critical system components and functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Separating critical system components and functions from other noncritical system components and functions through separate s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000760

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  • The layer 2 switch must establish organization-defined alternate communications paths for system operations organizational command and control.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An incident, whether adversarial- or nonadversarial-based, can disrupt established communications paths used for system opera...
    Rule Medium Severity

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