Title

The Peer Networking Identity Manager service must be disabled if installed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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

Check Content

Verify the Peer Network Identity Manager (p2pimsvc) service is not installed or is disabled. Run "Services.msc". If the following is installed and not disabled, this is a finding: Peer Networking Identity Manager (p2pimsvc)

Fix Text

Remove or disable the Peer Networking Identity Manager (p2pimsvc) service.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID:

Vulnerability ID: V-26604

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Expert Comments

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