HP FlexFabric Switch L2S STIG Version Comparison

There are 3 differences between versions v1 r1 (Feb. 26, 2016) (the "left" version) and v1 r3 (July 24, 2020) (the "right" version).

Check HFFS-L2-000003 was removed from the benchmark in the "right" version. The text below reflects the old wording.

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Title

HP FlexFabric Switch must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.

Check Content

Verify all access switch ports connecting to LAN outlets are configured for 802.1x or MAC authentication as shown in this configuration example. 802.1x example: interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4 port link-mode bridge port access vlan 200 dot1x If all access switch ports connecting to LAN outlets are not configured for 802.1x, this is a finding.

Discussion

Controlling LAN access via 802.1x authentication can assist in preventing a malicious user from connecting an unauthorized PC to a switch port to inject or receive data from the network without detection.

Fix

Configure 802.1 x authentications on all host-facing access switch ports. To authenticate those devices that do not support 802.1x, MAC Authentication Bypass must be configured. [HP] dot1x [HP] dot1x authentication-method eap [HP] domain radius jitc [HP] radius scheme jitc [HP-radius-jitc]radius scheme jitc [HP-radius-jitc]primary authentication 15.252.76.124 [HP-radius-jitc]primary accounting 15.252.76.124 [HP-radius-jitc]accounting-on enable [HP-radius-jitc]key authentication simple test123 [HP-radius-jitc]user-name-format without-domain [HP-radius-jitc]nas-ip 15.252.78.99 [HP]domain jitc [HP-isp-jitc]domain jitc [HP-isp-jitc]authentication lan-access radius-scheme jitc [HP-isp-jitc]authorization lan-access radius-scheme jitc [HP] interface gigbitethernet 1/0/1 [HP-Gigabitethernet1/0/1] undo dot1x handshake [HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/7]dot1x mandatory-domain jitc [HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/7]undo dot1x multicast-trigger [HP-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/7]dot1x re-authenticate