The Juniper SRX Services Gateway Firewall must be configured to fail securely in the event of an operational failure of the firewall filtering or boundary protection function.

From Juniper SRX SG ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001126

SV-80823r2_rule The Juniper SRX Services Gateway Firewall must be configured to fail securely in the event of an operational failure of the firewall filtering or boundary protection function.

Vulnerability discussion

If a boundary protection device fails in an unsecure manner (open), information external to the boundary protection device may enter, or the device may permit unauthorized information release.Secure failure ensures when a boundary control device fails, all traffic will be subsequently denied.Fail secure is a condition achieved by employing information system mechanisms to ensure in the event of operational failures of boundary protection devices at managed interfaces (e.g., routers, firewalls, guards, and application gateways residing on protected subnetworks commonly referred to as demilitarized zones), information systems do not enter into unsecure states where intended security properties no longer hold.

Check content

Request documentation of the architecture and Juniper SRX configuration. Verify the site has configured the SRX to fail closed, thus preventing traffic from flowing through without filtering and inspection. If the site has not configured the SRX to fail closed, this is a finding.

Fix text

Implement and configure the Juniper SRX to fail closed, thus preventing traffic from flowing through without filtering and inspection. In case of failure, document a process for the Juniper SRX to be configured to fail closed. Redundancy should be implemented if failing closed has a mission impact.

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