Checklist Summary:

This document, Security Configuration Benchmark for Juniper JUNOS Devices, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Juniper Networks Devices including a Core set of recommendations for all current JUNOS Platforms including ACX, EX, MX, PTX, QFX, SRX and T Series. Additional configuration is suggested when securing some platforms. This Benchmark does not address topics such as SRX Security Policy and IPSEC VPN or EX/QFX Layer 2 Security and 802.1X configuration, however all Core Recommendations in this guide apply to these platforms. Additional Center for Internet Security Benchmarks to address additional requirements on these platforms will be released in the future or be included in a future version of this Benchmark. This guide does not address Juniper Networks platforms which do not run JUNOS, including ScreenOS Firewalls, Contrail, JSA Appliances or the Junos Space Network Management Platform.

Checklist Role:

• Router
• Firewall

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This guide is intended for individuals and organizations responsible for the security of Juniper Networks Devices running the JUNOS Operating System.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed

Testing Information:

Recommendations in this guide were tested extensively using a range of Juniper platforms including: SRX Series (SRX5400s (HA) running 15.1X49D100, SRX4100 (HA and stand alone) running 15.1X49D150, SRX300 running 15.1X49D150 and SRX110 running 13.3X48-D50, vSRX running 15.1X49D150 and 15.1X49D110) MX Series (MX240 running 15.1R7, vMX running 18.3R1.9) EX Series (EX2300 (VC and stand alone) running 15.1X53-D59) QFX Series (QFX5100 running 14.1X53-D47 (VCF), vQFX running 15.1X53-D63.9)

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

This guide does not address Juniper Networks platforms which do not run JUNOS, including ScreenOS Firewalls, Contrail, JSA Appliances or the Junos Space Network Management Platform.

Disclaimer:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. The link to the license terms can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode To further clarify the Creative Commons license related to CIS Benchmark content, you are authorized to copy and redistribute the content for use by you, within your organization and outside your organization for non-commercial purposes only, provided that (i) appropriate credit is given to CIS, (ii) a link to the license is provided. Additionally, if you remix, transform or build upon the CIS Benchmark(s), you may only distribute the modified materials if they are subject to the same license terms as the original Benchmark license and your derivative will no longer be a CIS Benchmark. Commercial use of CIS Benchmarks is subject to the prior approval of the Center for Internet Security.

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. The link to the license terms can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode To further clarify the Creative Commons license related to CIS Benchmark content, you are authorized to copy and redistribute the content for use by you, within your organization and outside your organization for non-commercial purposes only, provided that (i) appropriate credit is given to CIS, (ii) a link to the license is provided. Additionally, if you remix, transform or build upon the CIS Benchmark(s), you may only distribute the modified materials if they are subject to the same license terms as the original Benchmark license and your derivative will no longer be a CIS Benchmark. Commercial use of CIS Benchmarks is subject to the prior approval of the Center for Internet Security.

Change History:

New Checklist - 3/4/19
updated to FINAL - 4/5/19
updated URLs - 2/11/2022
updated benchmark per CIS - 2/22/24

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NIST checklist record last modified on 02/22/2024