Lab –Configuring Switch Security Features

Lab –Configuring Switch Security Features

Topology

Addressing Table

Device	Interface	IP Address	Subnet Mask	Default Gateway
R1	G0/1	172.16.99.1	255.255.255.0	N/A
S1	VLAN 99	172.16.99.11	255.255.255.0	172.16.99.1
PC-A	NIC	172.16.99.3	255.255.255.0	172.16.99.1

Objectives

Part 1: Set Up the Topology and Initialize Devices

Part 2: Configure Basic Device Settings and Verify Connectivity

Part 3: Configure and Verify SSH Access on S1

·         Configure SSH access.

·         Modify SSH parameters.

·         Verifythe SSH configuration.

Part 4: Configure and VerifySecurity Features on S1

·         Configure and verify general security features.

·         Configure and verify port security.

Background / Scenario

It is quite common to lock down access and install good security featureson PCs and servers. It is important that your network infrastructure devices, such as switches and routers,are also configured with security features.

In this lab, you will follow some best practices for configuring security features on LAN switches. You will only allow SSH and secure HTTPS sessions. You will also configure and verify port security to lock out any device with a MAC address not recognized by the switch.

Note: The router used with CCNA hands-on labsis a Cisco 1941 Integrated Services Router (ISR) with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 (universalk9 image). The switch used is a Cisco Catalyst 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) (lanbasek9 image). Other routers, switches, and Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco IOS version, the commands available and output produced might vary from what is shown in the labs.Refer to the Router Interface Summary Table at the end of this lab for the correct interface identifiers.

Note:Make sure that the router and switch have been erased and have no startup configurations. If you are unsure, contact your instructor or refer to the previous lab for the procedures to initialize and reload devices.

Required Resources

·         1 Router (Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 universal image or comparable)

·         1 Switch (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)

·         1 PC (Windows 7, Vista, or XP with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)

·         Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports

·         Ethernet cables as shown in the topology

Part 1:     Set Up the Topology and Initialize Devices

In Part 1, you will set up the network topology and clear any configurations if necessary.

Step 1:     Cable the network as shown in the topology.

Step 2:     Initialize and reload the router and switch.

If configuration files were previously saved on the router or switch, initialize and reload these devices back to their basic configurations.

Part 2:     Configure Basic Device Settings and Verify Connectivity

In Part 2, you configure basic settings on the router, switch, and PC. Refer to the Topology and Addressing Table at the beginning of this lab for device names and address information.

Step 1:     Configure an IP address on PC-A.

Step 2:     Configure basic settings on R1.

a.     Configure the device name.

b.    Disable DNS lookup.

c.     Configure interface IP address as shown in the Addressing Table.

d.    Assign classas the privileged EXEC mode password.

e.     Assign cisco as the console and vty password and enable login.

f.     Encrypt plain text passwords.

g.    Save the running configuration to startup configuration.

Step 3:     Configure basic settings on S1.

A good security practice is to assign the management IP address of the switch to a VLAN other than VLAN 1 (or any other data VLAN with end users). In this step, you will create VLAN 99 on the switch and assign it an IP address.

a.     Configure the device name.

b.    Disable DNS lookup.

c.     Assign class as the privileged EXEC mode password.

d.    Assign cisco as the console and vty password and then enable login.

e.     Configure a default gateway for S1 using the IP address of R1.

f.     Encrypt plain text passwords.

g.    Save the running configuration to startup configuration.

h.     Create VLAN 99 on the switch and name it Management.

S1(config)# vlan 99

S1(config-vlan)# name Management

S1(config-vlan)# exit

S1(config)#

i.      Configure the VLAN 99 management interface IP address, as shown in the Addressing Table, and enable the interface.

S1(config)# interface vlan 99

S1(config-if)# ip address 172.16.99.11 255.255.255.0

S1(config-if)# no shutdown

S1(config-if)# end

S1#

j.      Issue theshow vlan command on S1. What is the status of VLAN 99? __Active____________________

k.     Issue theshow ip interface brief command on S1. What is the status and protocol for management interface VLAN 99?

________Status “UP” and Protocol “Down”____________________________________________________________________________

Why is the protocol down, even though you issued the no shutdowncommand for interface VLAN 99?

___No Physical ports on the switch have been assigned to vlan 99_________________________________________________________________________________

l.      Assign ports F0/5 and F0/6 to VLAN 99 on the switch.

S1# config t

S1(config)# interface f0/5

S1(config-if)# switchport mode access

S1(config-if)# switchport access vlan 99

S1(config-if)# interface f0/6

S1(config-if)# switchport mode access

S1(config-if)# switchport access vlan 99

S1(config-if)# end

m.   Issue theshow ip interface brief command on S1. What is the status and protocol showing for interface VLAN 99? __Status “UP” and Protocol “UP”_____________________________________________

Note: There may be a delay while the port states converge.

Step 4:     Verify connectivity between devices.

a.     From PC-A, ping the default gateway address on R1. Were your pings successful?_ Success_____________

b.    From PC-A, ping the management address of S1. Were your pings successful? ___ Success ___________

c.     From S1, ping the default gateway address on R1. Were your pings successful? ___ Success ___________

d.    From PC-A, open a web browser and go to http://172.16.99.11. If it prompts you for a username and password, leave the username blank and use classfor the password. If it prompts for secured connection, answer No. Were you able to access the web interface on S1? _ In a real switch the answer is Yes,but in Packet Tracer switch the answer No,Because a Web access or web server can’t be implement on a Packet Tracer switch_____________

e.     Close the browser session on PC-A.

Note: The non-secure web interface (HTTP server) on a Cisco 2960 switch is enabled by default. A common security measure is to disable this service,as described in Part 4.

Part 3:     Configure and Verify SSH Access on S1

Step 1:     Configure SSH access on S1.

a.     Enable SSH on S1.From global configuration mode, create a domain name of CCNA-Lab.com.

S1(config)# ip domain-name CCNA-Lab.com

b.    Create a local user database entry for use when connecting to the switch via SSH. The user should have administrative level access.

Note: The password used here is NOT a strong password. It is merely being used for lab purposes.

S1(config)# username admin privilege 15 secret sshadmin

c.     Configure the transport input for the vty lines to allow SSH connections only, and use the local database for authentication.

S1(config)# line vty 0 15

S1(config-line)# transport input ssh

S1(config-line)# login local

S1(config-line)# exit

d.    Generate an RSA crypto key using a modulus of 1024 bits.

S1(config)# crypto key generate rsa modulus 1024

The name for the keys will be: S1.CCNA-Lab.com

% The key modulus size is 1024 bits

% Generating 1024 bit RSA keys, keys will be non-exportable...

[OK] (elapsed time was 3 seconds)

S1(config)#

S1(config)# end

e.     Verify the SSH configuration and answer the questions below.

S1# show ip ssh

What version of SSH is the switch using?____1.99___________________

How many authentication attempts does SSH allow?_______3________________

What is the default timeout setting for SSH?_____120 Secs__________________

Step 2:     Modify the SSH configuration on S1.

Modify the default SSH configuration.

S1# config t

S1(config)# ip ssh time-out 75

S1(config)# ip ssh authentication-retries 2

How many authentication attempts does SSH allow? ____2___________________

What is the timeout setting for SSH? _______75 Secs________________

Step 3:     Verify the SSH configuration on S1.

a.     Using SSH client software on PC-A (such as Tera Term), open an SSH connection to S1. If you receive a message on your SSH client regarding the host key, accept it. Login with admin for username and sshadmin for the password.

Was the connection successful?____Yes,Success____________________

What prompt was displayed on S1? Why?

S1 is showing the Prompt at privileged EXEC mode because privilege 15 Option was used when configuring unsername and password,that’s why the # Simbol appears on the prompt______________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

b.    Type exit to end the SSH session on S1.

Part 4:     Configure and Verify Security Features on S1

In Part 4, you will shut down unused ports, turn off certain services running on the switch, and configure port security based on MAC addresses. Switches can be subject to MAC address table overflow attacks, MAC spoofing attacks, and unauthorized connections to switch ports.You will configure port security to limit the number of MAC addresses that can be learned on a switch port and disable the port if that number is exceeded.

Step 1:     Configure general security featureson S1.

a.     Configure a message of the day (MOTD) banner on S1 with an appropriate security warning message.

b.    Issue a show ip interface brief command on S1. What physical ports are up?

_FastEthernet 0/5 and  FastEthernet 0/6 message UP________________________________________________________________________________

c.     Shut down all unused physical ports on the switch. Use the interface range command.

S1(config)# interface range f0/1 – 4

S1(config-if-range)# shutdown

S1(config-if-range)# interface range f0/7 – 24

S1(config-if-range)# shutdown

S1(config-if-range)# interface range g0/1 – 2

S1(config-if-range)# shutdown

S1(config-if-range)# end

S1#

d.    Issue theshow ip interface brief command on S1. What is the status of ports F0/1 to F0/4?

__Administratively Down__________________________________________________________________________________

e.     Issue theshow ip http server status command.

What is the HTTP server status? __In a be by default_________________________

What server port is it using? __ In a be by default _________________________

What is the HTTP secure server status? _____ In a be by default ______________________

What secure server port is it using?____ In a be by default _______________________

f.     HTTP sessions send everything in plain text. You will disable the HTTP service running on S1.

S1(config)# no ip http server

g.    From PC-A, open a web browser session to http://172.16.99.11. What was your result?

_on a real switch if you disable the http service,the web page could not open Http connections will be refused_________________________________________________________________________________

h.     From PC-A, open a secure web browser session athttps://172.16.99.11. Accept the certificate. Login with no username and a password of class. What was your result?

___on a real switch secure web session will be successfull_________________________________________________________________________________

i.      Close the web session on PC-A.

Step 2:     Configure and verify port security on S1.

a.     Record the R1 G0/1 MAC address. From the R1 CLI, use the show interface g0/1 command and record the MAC address of the interface.

R1# show interface g0/1

GigabitEthernet0/1 is up, line protocol is up

  Hardware is CN Gigabit Ethernet, address is 30f7.0da3.1821 (bia 3047.0da3.1821)

What is the MAC address of the R1 G0/1 interface? __0010.fs67.54dr.________________________________________

b.    From the S1 CLI, issue a show mac address-table command from privileged EXEC mode. Find the dynamic entries for ports F0/5 and F0/6. Record them below.

F0/5 MAC address: ____0010.fs67.54dr.__________________________________________________

F0/6 MAC address: ____0020.0a25.5320__________________________________________________

c.     Configure basic port security.

Note: This procedure would normally be performed on all access ports on the switch. F0/5 is shown here as an example.

1)     From the S1 CLI, enter interface configuration mode for the port that connects to R1.

S1(config)#interface f0/5

2)     Shut down the port.

S1(config-if)# shutdown

3)     Enable port security on F0/5.

S1(config-if)# switchport port-security

Note: Entering the switchport port-security command sets the maximum MAC addresses to 1 and the violation action to shutdown. The switchport port-security maximum and switchport port-security violation commands can be used to change the default behavior.

4)     Configure a static entry for the MAC address of R1 G0/1 interface recorded in Step 2a.

S1(config-if)# switchport port-security mac-address xxxx.xxxx.xxxx

(xxxx.xxxx.xxxx is the actual MAC address of the router G0/1 interface)

Note: Optionally, you can use the switchport port-security mac-address stickycommand to add all the secure MAC addresses that are dynamically learned on a port (up to the maximum set) to the switch running configuration.

5)     Enable the switch port.

S1(config-if)# no shutdown

S1(config-if)# end

d.    Verify port security on S1 F0/5 by issuing a show port-security interfacecommand.

S1# show port-security interface f0/5

Port Security              : Enabled

Port Status                : Secure-up

Violation Mode             : Shutdown

Aging Time                 : 0 mins

Aging Type                 : Absolute

SecureStatic Address Aging : Disabled

Maximum MAC Addresses      : 1

Total MAC Addresses        : 1

Configured MAC Addresses   : 1

Sticky MAC Addresses       : 0

Last Source Address:Vlan   : 0000.0000.0000:0

Security Violation Count   : 0

What is the port status of F0/5? ___Secure-Up________________________

e.     From R1 command prompt, ping PC-A to verify connectivity.

R1# ping 172.16.99.3

f.     You will now violate security by changing the MAC address on the router interface. Enter interface configuration mode for G0/1 and shut it down.

R1# config t

R1(config)# interface g0/1

R1(config-if)# shutdown

g.    Configure a new MAC address for the interface, using aaaa.bbbb.cccc as the address.

R1(config-if)# mac-address aaaa.bbbb.cccc

h.     If possible, have a console connection open on S1 at the same time that you do this step. You will see various messages displayed on the console connection to S1 indicating a security violation. Enable the G0/1 interface on R1.

R1(config-if)# no shutdown

i.      From R1 privilegedEXEC mode, ping PC-A. Was the ping successful? Why or why not?

__No,the F0/5 port on S1 is Shutdown because of the security violation__________________________________________________________________________________

j.      On the switch, verify port security with the following commands shown below.

S1#show port-security

Secure Port MaxSecureAddr CurrentAddr SecurityViolation Security Action

               (Count)       (Count)        (Count)

--------------------------------------------------------------------

      Fa0/5            1           1                 1         Shutdown

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Addresses in System (excluding one mac per port)     :0

Max Addresses limit in System (excluding one mac per port) :8192

S1# show port-security interface f0/5

Port Security              : Enabled

Port Status                : Secure-shutdown

Violation Mode             : Shutdown

Aging Time                 : 0 mins

Aging Type                 : Absolute

SecureStatic Address Aging : Disabled

Maximum MAC Addresses      : 1

Total MAC Addresses        : 1

Configured MAC Addresses   : 1

Sticky MAC Addresses       : 0

Last Source Address:Vlan   : aaaa.bbbb.cccc:99

Security Violation Count   : 1

S1# show interface f0/5

FastEthernet0/5 is down, line protocol is down (err-disabled)

Hardware is Fast Ethernet, address is 0cd9.96e2.3d05 (bia 0cd9.96e2.3d05)

 MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit/sec, DLY 1000 usec,

reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

<output omitted>

S1# show port-security address

                Secure Mac Address Table

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vlan     Mac Address       Type                 Ports      Remaining Age

                                                           (mins)

----     -----------       ----                 -----   -------------

  99     30f7.0da3.1821    SecureConfigured     Fa0/5        -

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Addresses in System (excluding one mac per port)     :0

Max Addresses limit in System (excluding one mac per port) :8192

k.     On the router, shut down the G0/1 interface, remove the hard-coded MAC address from the router, and re-enable the G0/1 interface.

R1(config-if)# shutdown

R1(config-if)# no mac-address aaaa.bbbb.cccc

R1(config-if)# no shutdown

R1(config-if)# end

l.      From R1, ping PC-A again at 172.16.99.3. Was the ping successful? __Success_______________

m.   On the Switch, issue theshow interface f0/5 command to determine the cause of ping failure. Record your findings.

__FastEthernet 0/5 is down,line protocol is down (err-disabled)__________________________________________________________________________________

n.     Clear the S1 F0/5 error disabled status.

S1# config t

S1(config)# interface f0/5

S1(config-if)# shutdown

S1(config-if)# no shutdown

Note: There may be a delay while the port states converge.

o.    Issue theshow interface f0/5 command on S1 to verify F0/5 is no longer in error disabled mode.

S1# show interface f0/5

FastEthernet0/5 is up, line protocol is up (connected)

  Hardware is Fast Ethernet, address is 0023.5d59.9185 (bia 0023.5d59.9185)

  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit/sec, DLY 100 usec,

     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

p.    From the R1 command prompt, ping PC-A again. You should be successful.

Reflection

1.     Why would you enable port security on a switch?

__It would help prevent Unauthorized devices from accessing your network,If they plugged into a switch on your network ___________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

2.     Why should unused ports on a switch be disabled?

__a user could not connect a device to the switch on an unused port and access the LAN_____________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Router Interface Summary Table

Router Interface Summary
Router Model	Ethernet Interface #1	Ethernet Interface #2	Serial Interface #1	Serial Interface #2
1800	Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0)	Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1)	Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0)	Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
1900	Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 (G0/0)	Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 (G0/1)	Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0)	Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
2801	Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0)	Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1)	Serial 0/1/0 (S0/1/0)	Serial 0/1/1 (S0/1/1)
2811	Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0)	Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1)	Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0)	Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
2900	Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 (G0/0)	Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 (G0/1)	Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0)	Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router and how many interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of configurations for each router class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device. The table does not include any other type of interface, even though a specific router may contain one. An example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface. The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be used in Cisco IOS commands to represent the interface.