Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R23

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

All Direct Access traffic must be routed through the internal network.

Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

All Direct Access traffic must be routed through the internal network.

Description

Discussion Text

Routing all Direct Access traffic through the internal network allows monitoring and prevents split tunneling.

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Objective

V-21961

Rule

SV-48443r2_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

WN08-CC-000006

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\TCPIP\v6Transition\

Value Name: Force_Tunneling

Type: REG_SZ
Value: Enabled

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> "Route all traffic through the internal network" to "Enabled: Enabled State".

STIG check 122 of 378 in the Windows 8/8.1 STIG checklist

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