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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-224846	WN16-00-000310	SV-224846r569186_rule		Medium

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

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-09-29

Details

Check Text ( C-26537r465440_chk )
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 Text (F-26525r465441_fix)
Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.