Microsoft Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025 must have a host-based intrusion detection and prevention service (IDPS) installed

STIG ID: WN25-00-000120 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000366 | Vulnerability ID: V-277996

Description

A properly configured host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) or host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) provides another level of defense against unauthorized access to critical servers. With proper configuration and logging enabled, such a system can stop and/or alert for many attempts to gain unauthorized access to resources.

Check

C-82526r1182233_chk

Determine whether there is a host based intrusion detection and prevention service on each server.

This requirement is not applicable on a system that has the role as the IDPS. However, this exception must be documented with the information system security officer (ISSO).

If a host-based IDPS is not installed on the system, this is a finding.

Fix

F-82431r1182234_fix

Install a host-based IDPS on each server.