Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V6 · R46

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

The system is configured to detect and configure default gateway addresses.

Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system is configured to detect and configure default gateway addresses.

Description

Discussion Text

Enables or disables the Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) used to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses on the computer.

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Objective

V-4112

Rule

SV-29367r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

3.104

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.  
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for "MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)" is not set to "Disabled", then this is a finding.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 
Subkey: \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\

Value Name: PerformRouterDiscovery

Value Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)" to "Disabled".

STIG check 193 of 215 in the Windows 2008 Member Server STIG checklist

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