ARST-RT-000650 - The Arista perimeter router must be configured to block all outbound management traffic.

Information

For in-band management, the management network must have its own subnet in order to enforce control and access boundaries provided by Layer 3 network nodes, such as routers and firewalls. Management traffic between the managed network elements and the management network is routed via the same links and nodes as that used for production or operational traffic. Safeguards must be implemented to ensure that the management traffic does not leak past the perimeter of the managed network.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

This requirement is not applicable for the DODIN backbone.

Configure the Arista perimeter router of the managed network with an ACL or filter on the egress interface to block all outbound management traffic.

Step 1: Configure the filter to block all outbound traffic destined to the management network.

LEAF-1A(config-if-Et3)#ip access-list FILTER_MANAGEMENT_SUBNET
LEAF-1A(config-acl-FILTER_MANAGEMENT_SUBNET)# deny ip any 172.20.1.0 0.0.0.255 log
LEAF-1A(config-acl-FILTER_MANAGEMENT_SUBNET)# permit ip any any

Step 2: Apply the filter egress on the interface.

LEAF-1A(config-acl-FILTER_MANAGEMENT_SUBNET)#interface ethernet 3
LEAF-1A(config-if-Et3)#ip access-group FILTER_MANAGEMENT_SUBNET out

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Arista_MLS_EOS_4-2x_Y24M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001097, Rule-ID|SV-256044r945857_rule, STIG-ID|ARST-RT-000650, Vuln-ID|V-256044

Plugin: Arista

Control ID: 634724969cad86899045f4de077562b5df17e1fc8b2183b224b8f610411687cc