V-214936 | Windows Server 2019 must have a host-based...

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 must have a host-based firewall installed and enabled

STIG ID: WN19-00-000280 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000366,CCI-002080 | Vulnerability ID: V-214936

Description

A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules.

Check

C-16136r356140_chk

Determine if a host-based firewall is installed and enabled on the system.If a host-based firewall is not installed and enabled on the system, this is a finding.The configuration requirements will be determined by the applicable firewall STIG.

Fix

F-16134r356141_fix

Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.