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BGP Service Detection
info Nessus Plugin ID 11907
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Synopsis
The remote host is running a BGP (Border Gatway Protocol) service.Description
The remote host is running BGP, a popular routing protocol. This indicates that the remote host is probably a network router.Solution
If the remote service is not used, disable it. Otherwise, make sure that access to this service is either filtered so that only allowed hosts can connect to it, or that TCP MD5 is enabled to protect this service from rogue connections.Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 11907
File Name: bgp_detect.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: remote
Family: Service detection
Published: 10/25/2003
Updated: 11/22/2019
Asset Inventory: true
Supported Sensors: Nessus