XP Firewall Standard Profile – Enable Firewall

From Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of XP Firewall Standard – Enable Firewall

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

SV-18467r2_rule XP Firewall Standard Profile – Enable Firewall

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This setting enables the Windows Firewall when not connected to the domain.The standard profile settings are used when the system is connected to a network that does not contain domain controllers for the domain of which the computer is a member.

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Standard Profile "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" to "Enabled". Configure a comparable setting if a third-party firewall is used.

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