IPv6 will be disabled until a deliberate transition strategy has been implemented.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14262	5.050	SV-30296r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Any nodes’ interface with IPv6 enabled by default presents a potential risk of traffic being transmitted or received without proper risk mitigation strategy and therefore a serious security concern.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-30789r1_chk )
Prior to transition, IPv6 will not be installed. The following registry key indicates the IPv6 protocol has been installed. If it exists, then this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6 Note: The Gold Disk can only check for the existence of the key. If IPv6 has been implemented in your environment, manually close the finding. See S0-C1-imp-1 of the The Department of National Intelligence/Department of Defense (DoD) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Information Assurance Guidance for Milestone Objective 3 for additional information.

Check Text ( C-30789r1_chk )

Prior to transition, IPv6 will not be installed. The following registry key indicates the IPv6 protocol has been installed. If it exists, then this is a finding.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6

Note: The Gold Disk can only check for the existence of the key. If IPv6 has been implemented in your environment, manually close the finding.

See S0-C1-imp-1 of the The Department of National Intelligence/Department of Defense (DoD) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Information Assurance Guidance for Milestone Objective 3 for additional information.

Fix Text (F-27324r1_fix)
Uninstall the IPv6 protocol until a deliberate transition strategy has been implemented.