The NSX-T Tier-1 Gateway Firewall must configure SpoofGuard to block outbound IP packets that contain illegitimate packet attributes.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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medium | V-251769 | SRG-NET-000392-FW-000042 | T1FW-3X-000036 | SV-251769r856688_rule | 2023-06-22 | 1 |
Description |
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If outbound communications traffic is not filtered, hostile activity intended to harm other networks may not be detected and prevented. |
ℹ️ Check |
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From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to Networking >> Segments, and for each Segment, view Segment Profiles >> SpoofGuard. If a Segment is not configured with a SpoofGuard profile that has Port Binding enabled, this is a finding. |
✔️ Fix |
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To create a segment profile with SpoofGuard enabled do the following: From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to Networking >> Segments >> Segment Profiles >> Add Segment Profile >> SpoofGuard. Enter a profile name and enable port bindings, then click "Save". To update a Segment's SpoofGuard profile, do the following: From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to the Networking >> Segments, then click "Edit" from the drop-down menu next to the target Segment. Expand Segment Profiles, choose the new SpoofGuard profile from the drop-down list, and then click "Save". |