Configure Network Security Parameters

WS08_MCA_00055 (ObjectTemplate)

Windows Server 2008: This control activity guides the IT professional through configuring anti-spoofing network settings within the operating system.

Element properties:

TypeSystem.Compliance.ManualControlActivityProjection

Source Code:

<ObjectTemplate ID="WS08_MCA_00055" TypeID="GRCControl!System.Compliance.ManualControlActivityProjection">
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/ExternalName$">$MPElement[Name='GRC!System.Compliance.SourceNameEnum.MicrosoftCorporation']$</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/ExternalId$">WS08_MCA_00055</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/ExternalVersion$">1.0</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/Type$">$MPElement[Name='GRCControl!System.Compliance.ControlActivity.TypeEnum.Preventive']$</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/Title$">Configure Network Security Parameters</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/DisplayName$">WS08_MCA_00055 Configure Network Security Parameters</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/Description$">Windows Server 2008: This control activity guides the IT professional through configuring anti-spoofing network settings within the operating system.</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/ImplementationMethod$">Manually configure the following settings on your organization's Windows Server 2008 R2 machines.

Procedure Steps

For IPv4, configure
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DisableIPSourceRouting (REG_DWORD)" to 2


For IPv6, configure
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DisableIPSourceRouting IPv6 (REG_DWORD)" to 2
</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/AdditionalGuidance$">For more information, see:

"Source Address Spoofing " at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc723706.aspx

"Using Windows Server 2008: Controlling Communication with the Internet" at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726019(WS.10).aspx
</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/TestSummary$">Manual Assertion

Manually assert whether the procedure has been sufficiently and reasonably performed since the last assertion.

Manual assertions should be recorded at a frequency that is commensurate with audit sample sizes and frequencies, which can vary according to GRC authority document requirements and your organization's audit schedule. Determine what personnel will make the manual assertion by asking the GRC program manager. Typically, this assertion will be made by an analyst who observes an IT professional that enacts the process.

Record the compliance state as an assertion within the GRC program with one of the following states: compliant, noncompliant, error, or unknown.

Manual Assertion Steps:

1. Open the Service Manager Console.
2. Click the Compliance and Risk Items Workspace.
3. Expand the Control Management folder, then the Control Activities folders and select the All Control Activities View.
4. In the Control Activities View, select Control Activities for which you want to add a result and in the Task pane select Edit Control Activity. Service Manager Console launches the Control Activity form with the selected control activity.
5. In the Control Activity form, in the Task pane, select the Add Result Console task. Service Manager Console launches the Select Template dialog.
6. Select one of the templates for the results (Compliant, Non-Compliant, Unknown or Error). The Result form will open with the Result set to the control activity template name (for example, Compliant means Result = Compliant, and so on). The owner field is populated with the current user name.
7. Select one of the programs from the Program Section before Results (OK button is enabled).
8. Save the results by clicking OK in the dialog. Service Manager Console creates a Number of Managed Entity Results per Configuration Item in Scope for the selected programs. Service Manager Console will close the Add Result dialog and create a relationship between the control activity and Managed Entity Result in the CMDB. The Control Activity form remains open and displays the updated control activity in the form.
</Property>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/TestId$"/>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/TestName$"/>
<Property Path="$Context/Property[Type='GRC!System.Compliance.ControlActivity']/SupportedControlObjectives$">GRC_MCO_00018</Property>
</ObjectTemplate>