Configuring Arp Attack Protection; Arp Attack Protection Configuration Task List; Configuring Unresolvable Ip Attack Protection - HP FlexFabric 5700 Series Security Configuration Manual

Configuring ARP attack protection

ARP attacks and viruses are threatening LAN security. This chapter describes multiple features used to
detect and prevent ARP attacks.
Although ARP is easy to implement, it provides no security mechanism and is vulnerable to network
attacks. An attacker can exploit ARP vulnerabilities to attack network devices in the following ways:
Acts as a trusted user or gateway to send ARP packets so the receiving devices obtain incorrect ARP
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entries.
Sends a large number of unresolvable IP packets to have the receiving device busy with resolving IP
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addresses until its CPU is overloaded. Unresolvable IP packets refer to IP packets for which ARP
cannot find corresponding MAC addresses.
Sends a large number of ARP packets to overload the CPU of the receiving device.
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For more information about ARP attack features and types, see ARP Attack Protection Technology White
Paper.

ARP attack protection configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
Flood prevention:
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Configuring unresolvable IP attack protection

Configuring ARP source suppression
Configuring ARP blackhole routing
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Configuring ARP packet rate limit
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Configuring source MAC-based ARP attack detection
User and gateway spoofing prevention:
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Configuring ARP packet source MAC consistency check
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Configuring ARP active acknowledgement
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Configuring authorized ARP
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Configuring ARP detection
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Configuring ARP scanning and fixed ARP
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Configuring ARP gateway protection
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Configuring ARP filtering
Configuring unresolvable IP attack protection
If a device receives a large number of unresolvable IP packets from a host, the following situations can
occur:
• The device sends a large number of ARP requests, overloading the target subnets.
The device keeps trying to resolve target IP addresses, overloading its CPU.
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To protect the device from such IP attacks, you can configure the following features:
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