Check Point
TMA-CHECKPOINT-2.1.7
Ensure IPv6 is disabled if not used
MediumLevel 1Automatedcheckpoint
Description
Although IPv6 has many advantages over IPv4, not all organizations have IPv6 or dual stack configurations implemented FAILs if IPv6 is enabled (set ipv6-state on); if IPv6 is used, document the exception. Audited against the Gaia clish 'show configuration' output (run 'show configuration' in clish on each gateway and management server and save the full output).
How it is checked
Audit method: Configuration pattern
- Pattern
(?m)^set ipv6-state on[ \t]*$
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
set ipv6-state off save config (a restart of the gateway is required for the change to take effect) # CIS guidance: Run the following command to enable or disable IPv6. set ipv6-state on set ipv6-state off
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- checkpointhardening
- Reference
- CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.1.7 Ensure IPv6 is disabled if not used
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target checkpoint