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Windows Server 2022 must have a host-based firewall installed and enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-254265 WN22-00-000280 SV-254265r991589_rule Medium
Description
A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-14

Details

Check Text ( C-57750r848609_chk )
Determine if a host-based firewall is installed and enabled on the system.

If a host-based firewall is not installed and enabled on the system, this is a finding.

The configuration requirements will be determined by the applicable firewall STIG.
Fix Text (F-57701r848610_fix)
Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.