McAfee Application Control 7.x STIG Version Comparison

There are 21 differences between versions v1 r3 (Jan. 26, 2018) (the "left" version) and v1 r6 (April 24, 2020) (the "right" version).

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Title

The Solidcore client must be enabled.

Check Content

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab. Select "This Group and All Subgroups". Select the asset asset(s) to be validated that need the organization-specific policy and view its properties. Click on the "Products" tab. Under "Product", verify the Solidcore 7 8.x client is listed as a product. If exists, click on the row to review additional information. Verify status shows "Enabled". If the Solidcore 7 8.x client is listed as an installed product but the status is not "Enabled", this is a finding.

Discussion

The Application Control whitelisting must be enabled on all workstation endpoints. To enable Application Control, the Solidcore client needs to be in enabled mode.

Fix

Although there is more than one way to deploy and enable the Solidcore client, the following is the method described in the McAfee Application Control Installation Guide. From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization" in the System Tree. To deploy the Solidcore 7 8.x client: Select "This Group and All Subgroups". Select the asset and view its properties. Click on the "Actions" button at the bottom of the screen. Select "Agent". Select "Modify Tasks on a Single System". Click "Actions". Select "New Client Task Assignment" to open the "Client Task Assignment Builder" page. Specify the task name and add descriptive information. Select the target platform, subplatform, and version. Select the "Solidcore 7.0.0" 8.0.0" product from the "Products and components" list. Select the "Install" action. Select the language of the package. Specify the branch where to add the package. Click "Save", then click "Next to open the "Schedule" page. Specify scheduling details, then click "Next". Review details, then click "Save". To enable the Solidcore 7 8.x client and scan for inventory: Select "This Group and All Subgroups". Select the asset and view its properties. Click on the "Actions" button at the bottom of the screen. Select "Agent". Select "Modify Tasks on a Single System". Click "Actions". Select "New Client Task Assignment" to open the "Client Task Assignment Builder" page. Select the "Solidcore 7.0.0" 8.0.0" product and "SC: Enable" task type, then click "Create New Task". On the "Client Task Task". Catalog" page, specify the task name and add descriptive information. Select the platform, subplatform, and version. Select "Application Control". Specify the scan priority. Specify "Full Feature Activation". Select "Start Observe Mode". Select "Pull Inventory". Click "Save", then click "Next" to open the Schedule page. Specify scheduling details, then click "Next". Review details, then click "Save".