STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 04 May 2021:

The system must be configured to limit how often keep-alive packets are sent.

DISA Rule

SV-225482r569185_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225482

Group Title

SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186

Rule Version

WN12-SO-000041

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - The information system protects against or limits the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds" to "300000 or 5 minutes (recommended)" or less.

(See "Updating the Windows Security Options File" in the STIG Overview document if MSS settings are not visible in the system's policy tools.)

Check Contents

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

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

Value Name: KeepAliveTime

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 300000 (or less)

Vulnerability Number

V-225482

Documentable

False

Rule Version

WN12-SO-000041

Severity Override Guidance

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

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

Value Name: KeepAliveTime

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 300000 (or less)

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4214

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