XP Firewall Standard Profile – Remote Administration

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-17404	5.416	SV-18460r2_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	2013-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-45435r1_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\RemoteAdminSettings\ Value Name: Enabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 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-45435r1_chk )

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

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

Value Name: Enabled
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

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-42008r2_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". Configure a comparable setting if a third-party firewall is used.