STIGQter: STIG Summary: Firewall Security Requirements Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The firewall must fail to a secure state upon the failure of the following: system initialization, shutdown, or system abort.

DISA Rule

SV-206696r604133_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-206696

Group Title

SRG-NET-000235

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000235-FW-000133

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001190 - The information system fails to an organization-defined known-state for organization-defined types of failures.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the firewall to stop forwarding traffic or maintain the configured security policies upon the failure of the following actions: system initialization, shutdown, or system abort.

Check Contents

Verify the firewall stops forwarding traffic or maintains the configured security policies upon the failure of the following: system initialization, shutdown, or system abort.

If the firewall does not stop forwarding traffic or maintain the configured security policies upon the failure of system initialization, shutdown, or system abort, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-206696

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000235-FW-000133

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the firewall stops forwarding traffic or maintains the configured security policies upon the failure of the following: system initialization, shutdown, or system abort.

If the firewall does not stop forwarding traffic or maintain the configured security policies upon the failure of system initialization, shutdown, or system abort, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2912

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