III - Administrative Sensitive
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-NET-000332
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The layer 2 switch must provide the capability for authorized users to remotely view, in real time, all content related to an established user session from a component separate from the layer 2 switch.
Without the capability to remotely view/hear all content related to a user session, investigations into suspicious user activity would be hampered. Real-time monitoring allows authorized personnel ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000343
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The layer 2 switch must authenticate all network-connected endpoint devices before establishing any connection.
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. For distributed architectures (e.g., service-oriented architectures), th...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000362
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The layer 2 switch must have Root Guard enabled on all switch ports connecting to access layer switches and hosts.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) does not provide any means for the network administrator to securely enforce the topology of the switched network. Any switch can be the root bridge in a network. Howev...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-NET-000362
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The layer 2 switch must have BPDU Guard enabled on all user-facing or untrusted access switch ports.
If a rogue switch is introduced into the topology and transmits a Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) with a lower bridge priority than the existing root bridge, it will become the new root bridge and...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000362
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The layer 2 switch must have STP Loop Guard enabled on all non-designated STP switch ports.
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loop guard feature provides additional protection against STP loops. An STP loop is created when an STP blocking port in a redundant topology erroneously transition...Rule Medium Severity
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