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Preventing Spoofed ARP via Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) Tutorial

Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) is a security feature designed to protect against ARP spoofing attacks. It can be enabled on switches to further enhance network security. Once activated, DAI verifies the bindings between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and MAC addresses. If a mismatch occurs on an untrusted port, DAI will discard the spoofed ARP packets. To verify and validate these bindings, DAI relies on the DHCP snooping binding database. Importantly, DAI only inspects ARP packets originating from untrusted ports.

Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) can be enabled globally for a specific VLAN with the command `ip arp inspection vlan <vlan-id>`. By default, all ports are set to untrusted. To configure a port as trusted, use the command `ip arp inspection trust` at the interface level.

To enable Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) on a specific VLAN and configure a switch port as trusted, follow these detailed steps:

### Enabling DAI on a Specific VLAN

1. **Access Global Configuration Mode**:
   Start by entering global configuration mode on the switch.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1# configure terminal
   ```

2. **Enable DAI for the Desired VLAN**:
   Use the following command to enable Dynamic ARP Inspection for VLAN 500. Replace `500` with your desired VLAN ID.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config)# ip arp inspection vlan 500
   ```

3. **Exit Configuration Mode**:
   After configuring the VLAN for DAI, exit back to the privileged EXEC mode.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config)# exit
   OmniSecuSW1#
   ```

### Configuring a Switch Port as Trusted

1. **Re-enter Global Configuration Mode**:
   If you have exited to privileged EXEC mode, enter global configuration mode again.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1# configure terminal
   ```

2. **Select the Interface to Trust**:
   Specify the interface you want to configure as trusted. In this example, we are using `GigabitEthernet 0/0`.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config)# interface gigabitethernet 0/0
   ```

3. **Configure the Interface as Trusted**:
   Use the following command to mark the selected interface as trusted for ARP packets.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config-if)# ip arp inspection trust
   ```

4. **Exit Interface Configuration Mode**:
   Once the trusted configuration is applied, exit interface configuration mode.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config-if)# exit
   ```

5. **Exit Global Configuration Mode**:
   Finally, exit the global configuration mode to return to the privileged EXEC mode.

   ```plaintext
   OmniSecuSW1(config)# exit
   OmniSecuSW1#
   ```

### Additional Considerations

- **Trusted vs. Untrusted Ports**: By default, all switch ports are untrusted, meaning DAI will inspect ARP packets and discard any that do not match valid bindings. Trusted ports, typically connected to legitimate devices (like DHCP servers), are exempt from inspection.
  
- **Verify Configuration**: After configuring DAI, it’s a good practice to verify your settings using the following command:

  ```plaintext
  OmniSecuSW1# show ip arp inspection
  ```

- **Check VLAN Status**: You can also check the status of DAI on a specific VLAN:

  ```plaintext
  OmniSecuSW1# show ip arp inspection vlan 500
  ```

By following these steps, you can effectively enable Dynamic ARP Inspection on a specific VLAN and configure trusted ports to help prevent ARP spoofing attacks in your network.

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