Detections
Analytics
WN25-CC-000160 - Windows Server 2025 printing over HTTP must be turned off.
Information
Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and will prevent uncontrolled updates to the system.This setting prevents the client computer from printing over HTTP, which allows the computer to print to printers on the intranet as well as the internet.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Internet Communication Management >> Internet Communication settings >> Turn off printing over HTTP to 'Enabled'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r1
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-278094r1180988_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-CC-000160, Vuln-ID|V-278094
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 5b58191b1d57c0f9ba5eadae576fc8be21fea473b0c1f7993da3886d76ba9523