The system will be configured to disable the Internet Router Discover Protocol (IRDP).

From Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

SV-32356r1_rule The system will be configured to disable the Internet Router Discover Protocol (IRDP).

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Enables or disables the Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) used to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses on the computer.

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)” to “Disabled”.

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