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The firewall must immediately use updates made to policy enforcement mechanisms such as firewall rules, security policies, and security zones.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Information flow policies regarding dynamic information flow control include, for example, allowing or disallowing information flows based on changes to the Ports, Protocols, Services Management [PPSM] Category Assurance Levels [CAL] list, vulnerability assessments, or mission conditions. Changing conditions include changes in the threat environment and detection of potentially harmful or adverse events.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-206675r604133_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Require system administrators to commit and test changes upon configuration of the firewall.