TMA-CHECKPOINT-2.5.5
Ensure allowed-client is set to those necessary for device management
Description
Permit only the necessary IP addresses to be used to manage the device. FAILs if allowed-client still permits any host. 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)^add allowed-client host any-host\b
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
add allowed-client network ipv4-address <mgmt-net> mask-length 24 delete allowed-client host any-host save config # CIS guidance: Run the following command to remove the IP Address or Network from allowed-client list. CLI: delete allowed-client host (ipv4-address | ipv6-address) <IP delete allowed-client network (ipv4-address | ipv6-address) <Network> GUI: Navigate to System Management > Host Access > Allowed Hosts > Select and Delete the not required IP address or Network
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- checkpointmanagement
- Reference
- CIS Check Point Firewall Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.5.5 Ensure allowed-client is set to those necessary for device management
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target checkpoint --level 2