SV-253277r958478: Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system. | Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system.

Description

Discussion Text

"Simple TCP/IP Services" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000381

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 5471

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253277
# Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Check to make sure the Simple TCP/IP Services server feature is not present.
# wmi57_object (wmi57_test)
function test_1 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-CimInstance -Namespace 'root\cimv2' -Query 'SELECT startmode FROM Win32_Service WHERE name='simptcp'')))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual ms_windows_11 target this check assesses.

# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253277
$service = Get-CimInstance -Namespace "root\cimv2" -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='simptcp'"
if ($service -eq $null) { Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0 } else { Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1 }

Remediation

Uninstall "Simple TCPIP Services (i.e. echo, daytime etc.)" from the system.

Run "Programs and Features".
Select "Turn Windows Features on or off".
De-select "Simple TCPIP Services (i.e. echo, daytime etc.)".