XP Firewall Domain Profile – Logging

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17394	5.406	SV-18450r2_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Firewall logging will be enabled and configured as defined when connected to the domain.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-45426r1_chk )

If the following registry values do not exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfile\Logging\ Value Name: LogDroppedPackets Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Value Name: LogFilePath Type: REG_SZ Value: %systemroot%\domainfw.log Value Name: LogFileSize Type: REG_DWORD Value: 16384 (or greater) Value Name: LogSuccessfulConnections Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Automated tools may search for the file name "domainfw.log". If the site uses a different name for the log file, the finding will need to be closed manually. If the system is not a member of a domain, the Domain Profile requirements can be marked NA. If a third-party firewall is used, verify a comparable setting has been implemented. The Remote Endpoint STIG contains additional firewall requirements for systems used remotely.

Fix Text (F-41999r2_fix)

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile "Windows Firewall: Allow logging" to "Enabled" with the following parameters checked "Log dropped packets" "Log successful connections" "Log file path and name" set to "%systemroot%\domainfw.log" "Size limit (KB)" set to "16384" (or greater) Configure comparable settings if a third-party firewall is used.