XP Firewall Domain Profile

XP Firewall Domain Profile – Remote Desktop

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17396	5.408	SV-18452r2_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Remote Desktop requests allowed when connected to the domain.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-45427r1_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\Services\RemoteDesktop\ Value Name: Enabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Value Name: RemoteAddresses Type: REG_SZ Value: "IP address / subnet defined in policy" 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.

Check Text ( C-45427r1_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\Services\RemoteDesktop\

Value Name: Enabled
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Value Name: RemoteAddresses
Type: REG_SZ
Value: "IP address / subnet defined in policy"

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-42000r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile "Windows Firewall: Allow Remote Desktop exception" to "Enabled" with the IP addresses or subnets defined from which the incoming messages will be allowed (see policy for details). Configure a comparable setting if a third-party firewall is used.

Fix Text (F-42000r2_fix)

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile "Windows Firewall: Allow Remote Desktop exception" to "Enabled" with the IP addresses or subnets defined from which the incoming messages will be allowed (see policy for details).

Configure a comparable setting if a third-party firewall is used.