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The BGP router must be configured to reject route advertisements from BGP peers that do not list their autonomous system (AS) number as the first AS in the AS_PATH attribute.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-78277 SRG-NET-000018-RTR-000006 SV-92983r1_rule Low
Description
Verifying the path a route has traversed will ensure the IP core is not used as a transit network for unauthorized or possibly even Internet traffic. All autonomous system boundary routers (ASBRs) must ensure updates received from eBGP peers list their AS number as the first AS in the AS_PATH attribute.
STIG Date
Router Security Requirements Guide 2020-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-77835r1_chk )
Review the router configuration to verify the router is configured to deny updates received from eBGP peers that do not list their AS number as the first AS in the AS_PATH attribute.

If the router is not configured to reject updates from peers that do not list their AS number as the first AS in the AS_PATH attribute, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85005r1_fix)
Configure all ASBRs to deny updates received from eBGP peers that do not list their AS number as the first AS in the AS_PATH attribute.