Security configuration tools or equivalent processes must be used to configure and maintain platforms for security compliance.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1128	1.016	SV-29668r2_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Security configuration tools such as Group Policies and Security Templates allow system administrators to consolidate security-related system settings into a single configuration file. These settings can then be applied consistently to any number of Windows systems.

STIG	Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-51987r1_chk )
Verify security configuration tools or equivalent processes are being used to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements. If security configuration tools or equivalent processes are not used, this is a finding. Security configuration tools that are integrated into Windows, such as Group Policies and Security Templates, may be used to configure platforms for security compliance. If an alternate method is used to configure a system (e.g., manually using the DISA Windows Security STIGs, etc.) and the same configured result is achieved, this is acceptable.

Check Text ( C-51987r1_chk )

Verify security configuration tools or equivalent processes are being used to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements. If security configuration tools or equivalent processes are not used, this is a finding.

Security configuration tools that are integrated into Windows, such as Group Policies and Security Templates, may be used to configure platforms for security compliance.

If an alternate method is used to configure a system (e.g., manually using the DISA Windows Security STIGs, etc.) and the same configured result is achieved, this is acceptable.

Fix Text (F-53869r1_fix)
Implement a process using security configuration tools or the equivalent to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements.