VMware NSX 4.x Tier-1 Gateway Router Security Technical Implementation Guide
Overview
| Version | Date | Finding Count (4) | Downloads | ||
| 1 | 2024-12-20 | CAT I (High): 1 | CAT II (Medium): 0 | CAT III (Low): 3 | |
| STIG Description |
| This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil. |
Findings - All
| Finding ID | Severity | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-265518 | The NSX Tier-1 Gateway router must be configured to have all inactive interfaces removed. | An inactive interface is rarely monitored or controlled and may expose a network to an undetected attack on that interface. Unauthorized personnel wit... | |
| V-265529 | The NSX Tier-1 Gateway router must be configured to have the DHCP service disabled if not in use. | A compromised router introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure, as well as data resources that are accessible via the network. The perimete... | |
| V-265604 | The NSX Tier-1 Gateway router must be configured to advertise a hop limit of at least 32 in Router Advertisement messages for IPv6 stateless auto-configuration deployments. | The Neighbor Discovery protocol allows a hop limit value to be advertised by routers in a Router Advertisement message being used by hosts instead of ... | |
| V-265608 | The NSX Tier-1 Gateway router must be configured to have multicast disabled if not in use. | A compromised router introduces risk to the entire network infrastructure, as well as data resources that are accessible via the network. The perimete... |