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Terminal Services – Prevent LPT Port Redirection (Terminal Server Role).


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15998 5.075 SV-16942r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from mapping local LPT ports and redirecting data from the Terminal Server to local LPT ports.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-32906r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\

Value Name: fDisableLPT

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-16013r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Server -> Device and Resource Redirection “Do not allow LPT port redirection” to “Enabled”.