Aaron,

Some of the Enterasys best practice recommendations are covered in the
switch/router/mgmt/wireless training classes. Every network is different
depending on if you are switching or switching and routing. We have a
default config that we push to every box during burn in. If the box is
routing some additional considerations are added.

*Switching*
create new administrative last resort account
enable management login via Radius
clear ro and rw accounts

disable inbound and outbound telnet
enable ssh

disable default snmp config
enable snmp v3
enable snmp inform traps

disable spantree

disable gvrp

disable cdp

disable ciscodp

disable lacp or if enabled set lacp aadminkey (controls lag group)

enable logging to syslog server (we log everything for forensics)

*Routing*
OSPF MD5 Authentication
VRRP MD5 Authentication
ACLs as needed

Additionally, you can use Policy Manager to control rogue devices on user
ports such as DHCP servers, DNS servers, etc.


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Aaron Howard <[email protected]> wrote:

> We're conducting an IT risk assessment and networking is in scope. For
> most systems we're using manufacturer security recommendations as a
> baseline for system security. For example Microsoft or Oracle's system
> hardening guides. I'm looking for a similar document for Enterasys/Extreme
> equipment. If there's not an Enterasys specific document, is there a
> general network security document others have used or can suggest? I'm
> thinking of some DOD documents, but they focus on Cisco.
>
>  If this Enterasys specific document doesn't exist there needs to be one
> created, by this community or Extreme. I can think of several important
> changes like removing the backdoor rw account that doesn't have a password,
> that really need to be in a best practices document so that others don't
> have to learn it the expensive way.
>
> --
> Aaron Howard
> Interim Director of ITS Network Services / Computer Network System Manager
>
> University of Northern Iowa
> Office: 319-273-5813 | http://www.uni.edu/its/projects
>
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