Management connections to a network device must be established using secure protocols with FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules.

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SV-15452r4_rule Management connections to a network device must be established using secure protocols with FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules.

Vulnerability discussion

Administration and management connections performed across a network are inherently dangerous because anyone with a packet sniffer and access to the right LAN segment can acquire the network device account and password information. With this intercepted information they could gain access to the router and cause denial of service attacks, intercept sensitive information, or perform other destructive actions.

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Review the network device configuration to verify only secure protocols using FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules are used for any administrative access. Some of the secure protocols used for administrative and management access are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and represents a sample selection of secure protocols. -SSHv2 -SCP -HTTPS -SSL -TLS JUNOS Example: [edit system services] ssh { root-login (allow | deny | deny-password); protocol-version [ v2 ]; macs [hmac-sha1 hmac-sha1-96]; ciphers [aes128-cbc aes192-cbc aes256-cbc]; } [edit interfaces] lo0 { unit 0 { family inet { filter { input protect-routing-engine; } address 192.168.1.2/32; } } } … [edit firewall] family inet { filter protect-routing-engine { term terminal-access { from { source-address { 192.168.1.10; 192.168.1.11; } protocol tcp; port ssh; } then { syslog; accept; } } … term default-action { then { syslog; discard; } } } } If management connections are established using protocols without FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules, this is a finding.

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Configure the network device to use secure protocols with FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules.

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