Windows Server 2019 must have a host-based firewall installed and enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-93571	WN19-00-000280	SV-103657r1_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.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-92887r1_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-99815r1_fix)
Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.