The IDPS must provide automated support for the management of distributed security testing.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-34785	SRG-NET-000270-IDPS-00195	SV-45712r1_rule		Low

Description
The need to verify security functionality is necessary to ensure the IDPS’s defense is enabled. To scale the deployment of the verification process, the IDPS must provide automated support for the management of distributed security testing. This control addresses security verification during network state changes. The IDPS can be configured to automatically provide logs to other devices on the network to be used for security verification processes.

Description

The need to verify security functionality is necessary to ensure the IDPS’s defense is enabled. To scale the deployment of the verification process, the IDPS must provide automated support for the management of distributed security testing. This control addresses security verification during network state changes. The IDPS can be configured to automatically provide logs to other devices on the network to be used for security verification processes.

STIG	Date
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) Security Requirements Guide	2012-11-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43078r1_chk )
Verify the IDPS is configured to provide automatic support of the site's distributed security testing systems. If the system is not configured to provide automated support for the management of distributed security testing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39110r1_fix)
Configure the IDPS to support the site's distributed security testing systems.