WN16-00-000360 - The Microsoft FTP service must not be installed unless required.

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Information

Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption.

Solution

Uninstall the 'FTP Server' role.

Start 'Server Manager'.

Select the server with the role.

Scroll down to 'ROLES AND FEATURES' in the right pane.

Select 'Remove Roles and Features' from the drop-down 'TASKS' list.

Select the appropriate server on the 'Server Selection' page and click 'Next'.

Deselect 'FTP Server' under 'Web Server (IIS)' on the 'Roles' page.

Click 'Next' and 'Remove' as prompted.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000382, Rule-ID|SV-224851r569186_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-00-000360, STIG-Legacy|SV-87941, STIG-Legacy|V-73289, Vuln-ID|V-224851

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 07a98f44d10bb5ad6d8ea8b40cc109e3147384be430a01ec90ff981b7849179c