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Telnet Server must not be installed on the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36731 WN08-GE-000025 SV-48380r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.
STIG Date
Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-02-12

Details

Check Text ( C-45049r1_chk )
Verify Telnet Server has not been installed. If TlntSvr.exe exists in the \system32 directory, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-41511r1_fix)
Uninstall "Telnet Server" from the system through "Turn Windows Features on or off".