IPv6 source routing must be configured to highest protection.

Documentable No

Rule ID SV-253353r991589_rule

CCI References

CCI-000366

Discussion

Configuring the system to disable IPv6 source routing protects against spoofing.

Check Procedure

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters\

Value Name: DisableIpSourceRouting

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 2

Fix Action

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> MSS (Legacy) >> "MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting IPv6) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing)" to "Highest protection, source routing is completely disabled".

This policy setting requires the installation of the MSS-Legacy custom templates included with the STIG package. "MSS-Legacy.admx" and "MSS-Legacy.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.