Ensure interface description is set

Details

All interfaces should have a description.

Rationale:

JUNOS routers can be installed with tens or even hundreds of physical and logical interfaces of different types. To allow effective planning, troubleshooting and to avoid confusion & mistakes which may compromise your networks security, all interface units should have a description configured.

NOTE: No interfaces have descriptions set.

Solution

To configure an interface description enter the following command from the[edit interfaces unit ] hierarchy.

[edit interfaces unit ]
[email protected]#set description

Default Value:

Descriptions are not set by default.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Security Assessment and Authorization.This control applies to the following type of system Juniper.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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