Title

The Peer Name Resolution Protocol must not be 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 or may provide unauthorized access to the system.

Check Content

Open "PowerShell". Enter "Get-WindowsFeature | Where Name -eq PNRP". If "Installed State" is "Installed", this is a finding. An Installed State of "Available" or "Removed" is not a finding.

Fix Text

Uninstall the "Peer Name Resolution Protocol" feature. Start "Server Manager". Select the server with the feature. Scroll down to "ROLES AND FEATURES" in the right pane. Select "Remove Roles and Features" from the drop-down "TASKS" list. Select the appropriate server on the "Server Selection" page and click "Next". Deselect "Peer Name Resolution Protocol" on the "Features" page. Click "Next" and "Remove" as prompted.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-224852r569186_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-224852

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Expert Comments

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