The layer 2 switch must have IP Source Guard enabled on all user-facing or untrusted access switch ports.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206659	SRG-NET-000362-L2S-000026	SV-206659r856589_rule		Medium

Description
IP Source Guard provides source IP address filtering on a Layer 2 port to prevent a malicious host from impersonating a legitimate host by assuming the legitimate host's IP address. The feature uses dynamic DHCP snooping and static IP source binding to match IP addresses to hosts on untrusted Layer 2 access ports. Initially, all IP traffic on the protected port is blocked except for DHCP packets. After a client receives an IP address from the DHCP server, or after static IP source binding is configured by the administrator, all traffic with that IP source address is permitted from that client. Traffic from other hosts is denied. This filtering limits a host's ability to attack the network by claiming a neighbor host's IP address.

Description

IP Source Guard provides source IP address filtering on a Layer 2 port to prevent a malicious host from impersonating a legitimate host by assuming the legitimate host's IP address. The feature uses dynamic DHCP snooping and static IP source binding to match IP addresses to hosts on untrusted Layer 2 access ports. Initially, all IP traffic on the protected port is blocked except for DHCP packets. After a client receives an IP address from the DHCP server, or after static IP source binding is configured by the administrator, all traffic with that IP source address is permitted from that client. Traffic from other hosts is denied. This filtering limits a host's ability to attack the network by claiming a neighbor host's IP address.

STIG	Date
Layer 2 Switch Security Requirements Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-6917r298407_chk )
Review the switch configuration to verify that IP Source Guard is enabled on all user-facing or untrusted access switch ports. If the switch does not have IP Source Guard enabled on all untrusted access switch ports, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6917r298408_fix)
Configure the switch to have IP Source Guard enabled on all user-facing or untrusted access switch ports.