V-38535: The system must not respond to ICMPv4 sent to a broadcast address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ignoring ICMP echo requests (pings) sent to broadcast or multicast addresses makes the system slightly more difficult to enumerate on the network. Details: `V-38535 in STIG Viewer`_. .. _V-38535 in STIG Viewer: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/red_hat_enterprise_linux_6/2015-05-26/finding/V-38535 Notes for deployers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~