STIG V-224846 | A host-based firewall must be install...

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system

STIG ID: WN16-00-000310 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000366,CCI-002080 | Vulnerability ID: V-224846

Description

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

Check

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

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