35.8 (L1) Ensure 'Enable Public Network Firewall: Allow Local Ipsec Policy Merge' is set to 'False'

Information

This setting controls whether local administrators are allowed to create connection security rules that apply together with connection security rules configured by Group Policy.

The recommended state for this setting is: False

Users with administrative privileges might create firewall rules that expose the system to remote attack.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via configuration profiles, set the following Settings Catalog path to False :

Firewall\Enable Public Network Firewall: Allow Local Ipsec Policy Merge

Impact:

Administrators can still create local connection security rules, but the rules will not be applied.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/16852

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-7, 800-53|SC-7(5), CSCv7|9.4, CSCv7|11.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: f5fc25a0abc1f8b844b8fc8201df38f32705d6271d1253d502a6ba28aa4eea50