WLAN allows WPA1 or TKIP
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Reads the export, not the device
ConfigProof reads a configuration export. This control is evaluated against the objects in that file, and it reports what the file says. It does not connect to the device and sees no traffic, so a finding here describes the configuration, not what the firewall is doing right now.
Why it matters
WPA1 and TKIP can be broken with freely available tools, exposing client traffic and the key.
How to fix it
Web interface
The steps below are written for the web interface. A finding raised on your own export carries the same steps with your object names filled in.
- wlan {wlan} > no security wpa wpa1 > no security wpa wpa2 ciphers tkip > security wpa wpa2 ciphers aes.
- Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Configuration Best Practices, section Security settings: WPA3.
Command line
Cisco Catalyst 9800 IOS XE CLI
configure terminalwlan <wlan-profile> <wlan-id> <ssid>shutdownno security wpa wpa1no security wpa wpa2 ciphers tkipsecurity wpa wpa2 ciphers aesno shutdownendwrite memory
An example. Values in angle brackets are yours to supply; a finding on your own export fills in the names it read. Typed in configuration mode; write memory saves it, with no separate commit. Read every line first.
Read it back
show wlan name <wlan-profile>Values to fill in3
- <wlan-profile>
- The WLAN profile name
- <wlan-id>
- The WLAN id
- <ssid>
- The SSID
Before you type it2
- Written from the Cisco Catalyst 9800 configuration guide for IOS XE 17 and not run on a controller: read each line before you paste it.
- The WLAN stops serving clients between shutdown and no shutdown: change it in a maintenance window.
How to confirm the fix
- show wlan name {wlan} shows WPA2 (or WPA3) with AES only.
Limits
- No limitation is recorded for this control beyond the one that applies to all of them: it reads a configuration export.
Compliance references
No benchmark recommendation is mapped to this control in this version.
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