3.068 - Solicited Remote Assistance is allowed.

Information

This setting controls whether or not solicited remote assistance is allowed from this computer. Solicited assistance is help that is specifically requested by the user. This is a Category 1 finding because it may allow unauthorized parties access to the resources on the computer.

Solution

Configure the system to disable Remote Assistance by setting the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance 'Solicited Remote Assistance' to 'Disabled'.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-4, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-001090, Rule-ID|SV-29229r1_rule, STIG-ID|3.068, Vuln-ID|V-3343

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: d8c7c1f3979cafb012f13fa2ee67751e63f1fc6fd4d5ec0f7c7fc5f6932befb0