Nutanix AOS must enable an application firewall, if available.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Firewalls protect computers from network attacks by blocking or limiting access to open network ports. Application firewalls limit which applications are allowed to communicate over the network.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-254198r846682_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the system to restrict the use of remote access methods by running the following command.
$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/iptables/init