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V-237755

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco switch must not be configured to use IPv6 Site Local Unicast addresses.

Rule ID

SV-237755r999760_rule

STIG

Cisco IOS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R3

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

As currently defined, site local addresses are ambiguous and can be present in multiple sites. The address itself does not contain any indication of the site to which it belongs. The use of site-local addresses has the potential to adversely affect network security through leaks, ambiguity, and potential misrouting as documented in section 2 of RFC3879. RFC3879 formally deprecates the IPv6 site-local unicast prefix FEC0::/10 as defined in RFC3513.

Check Content

Review the switch configuration to ensure FEC0::/10 IPv6 addresses are not defined. 

If IPv6 Site Local Unicast addresses are defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the switch using only authorized IPv6 addresses.