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The Fax service must be disabled if installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26600 WN12-SV-000100 SV-52236r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-46974r1_chk )
Verify the Fax (fax) service is not installed or is disabled.

Run "Services.msc".

If the following is installed and not disabled, this is a finding:

Fax (fax)
Fix Text (F-45251r1_fix)
Remove or disable the Fax (fax) service.