XP Firewall Standard Profile – Remote Administration

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17404	5.416	SV-18460r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Blocks incoming unsolicited messages related to remote administration when not connected to the domain.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-18111r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, then this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\RemoteAdminSettings\ Value Name: Enabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 Note: If a 3rd party firewall is used, document this with the IAO and mark the Windows Firewall settings as Not Applicable. The Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs contain additional requirements for systems used remotely. The XP Firewall does not meet the requirements for personal firewalls from the Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs.

Check Text ( C-18111r1_chk )

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, then this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\RemoteAdminSettings\

Value Name: Enabled
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Note: If a 3rd party firewall is used, document this with the IAO and mark the Windows Firewall settings as Not Applicable. The Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs contain additional requirements for systems used remotely. The XP Firewall does not meet the requirements for personal firewalls from the Desktop/Secure Remote Computing STIGs.

Fix Text (F-17308r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Standard Profile “Windows Firewall: Allow Remote Administration Exception” to “Disabled”