The firewall implementation must enforce requirements for remote connections to the network.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000068-FW-000050	SRG-NET-000068-FW-000050	SRG-NET-000068-FW-000050_rule		Medium

Description
Remote access services enable users outside of the enclave (external interface) to have access to data and services within the private network. Enabling access to the network from outside introduces security risks which must be addressed through implementation of strict controls and procedures, such as authentication and defining what resources can be accessed.

STIG	Date
Firewall Security Requirements Guide	2012-12-10

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000068-FW-000050_chk )

Review the policy that is pushed to the remote clients. The policy should enforce requirements including the following: preventing the saving of user passwords on the client device, disallowing split-tunneling to ensure traffic from remote clients traverses the tunnel to the firewall, and ensuring client devices require a firewall. If requirements for remote connections to the network are not enforced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000068-FW-000050_fix)
Configure the firewall implementation to push a policy to remote clients. The policy should enforce requirements including the following: preventing the saving of user passwords on the client device, disallowing split-tunneling to ensure traffic from remote clients traverses the tunnel to the firewall, and ensuring client devices require a firewall.