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Telnet Server must not be installed on the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
WN08-GE-000025 WN08-GE-000025 WN08-GE-000025_rule Medium
Description
Some protocols and services do not support required security features such as encrypting passwords or traffic.
STIG Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2012-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-WN08-GE-000025_chk )
Verify Telnet Server has not been installed. If TlntSvr.exe exists in the \system32 directory, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-WN08-GE-000025_fix)
Uninstall "Telnet Server" from the system through "Turn Windows Features on or off".