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How to secure link between switches in Layer2



What exactly does "limited trust" mean?

Are you worried they might sniff the data on the link, or?

If so, macsec is really your only remedy.

On 3/25/2017 07:00 PM, Pedro wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sometimes i have situation that i have to extend my layer2 (access, 
> trunk mode) network to third parties with limited trust. Sometimes 
> it's L2 MPLS links from isp (1x or 2x), sometimes it's just colocated 
> switch. Mostly there are Juniper Ex4200/4300 or and Cisco 3750.  Below 
> i puts my config but maybe i miss something important ? Or i should 
> correct ?
>
> Thanks for help
>
>
> 1.
> If two p2p links: aggregation with LACP
>
> 2.
> stp/rstp in portfast mode on access port
> stp/rstp without portfast mode on trunk port
> rstp root guard
>
> 3.
> on ports facing servers, in portfast mode, bpdu guard
> spanning-tree root guard
>
> 4.
> max amount of mac addresses ie 100
> per port per vlan max mac address
>
> 5.
> 802.1q with vlans, but not vlan 1
>
> 6.
> broadcast storm for bum packets: 10 pps
>
>
> 7.
> static ip - no dhcp servers/clients in vlans
>
> 8.
> cpu monitoring with notification in ie zabbix
>
> 9.
> cdp disable (if cisco)
> dtp disable (if cisco)
>
> 10.
> eventually policer per port or per vlan.
>
>
>
> thanks in advance,
> Pedro
>