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V-251364

CAT II (Medium)

All hosted NIPRNet-only applications must be located in a local enclave Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Rule ID

SV-251364r853651_rule

STIG

Network Infrastructure Policy Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V10R7

CCIs

CCI-002395

Discussion

Without the protection of a DMZ, production networks will be prone to outside attacks as they are allowing externally accessible services to be accessed on the internal LAN. This can cause many undesired consequences such as access to the entire network, Denial of Service attacks, or theft of sensitive information.

Check Content

Review the network topology diagram and interview the ISSO to verify that all NIPRNet-only applications are located in a local enclave DMZ. 

If there are any NIPRNet-only applications not hosted in the enclave's DMZ, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Implement and move NIPRNet-only applications to a local enclave DMZ.