Network devices must have identification support disabled.

From Perimeter Router Security Technical Implementation Guide Cisco

Part of Identification support is enabled.

SV-5616r3_rule Network devices must have identification support disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Identification support allows one to query a TCP port for identification. This feature enables an unsecured protocol to report the identity of a client initiating a TCP connection and a host responding to the connection. Identification support can connect a TCP port on a host, issue a simple text string to request information, and receive a simple text-string reply. This is another mechanism to learn the router vendor, model number, and software version being run.

Check content

Review the device configuration to verify that identification support is not enabled via "ip identd" global command. It is disabled by default. If identifications support is enabled, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the device to disable identification support.

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