Plain-text management Telnet enabled for Interface Management Profile in Palo Alto Networks devices

Description

This policy detects whether plain-text management Telnet is enabled for Interface Management Profiles in Palo Alto Networks devices. Enabling Telnet for management interfaces, which involves unencrypted communication, can significantly increase the risk of eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks.

Code Example

- name: Example
  tasks:
    - name: Example
      paloaltonetworks.panos.panos_management_profile:
        provider: '{{ provider }}'
        name: 'Test profile'
-        telnet: true # telnet defined as true, which is a fail
+        telnet: false # telnet defined as true, which is a fail

Remediation

Palo Alto Networks

• Resource: panos_management_profile
• Attribute: telnet

To mitigate this risk, ensure that the telnet attribute in your panos_management_profile resource is disabled (either set to 'false' or omitted entirely). It is recommended to disable Telnet by explicitly setting this attribute to 'false' or omitting it entirely, thereby encouraging the use of secure communication protocols.

Secure Code Example:

Rule Details

Field	Value
ID	IAC-1285
Severity	MEDIUM
IaC Type	Terraform
Frameworks	Ansible
Checkov ID	CKV_PAN_3

References

• Checkov Rule

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