The Telnet Client must not be installed on the system.

Documentable No

Rule ID SV-253278r958480_rule

CCI References

CCI-000382

Discussion

The "Telnet Client" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.

Check Procedure

Verify Telnet Client has not been installed.

Navigate to the Windows\System32 directory.

If the "telnet" application exists, this is a finding.

Fix Action

Uninstall "Telnet Client" from the system.

Run "Programs and Features".
Select "Turn Windows Features on or off".

De-select "Telnet Client".