The IDPS must be configured to remove or disable non-essential features, functions, and services of the IDPS application.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206879	SRG-NET-000131-IDPS-00097	SV-206879r382903_rule		Medium

Description

An IDPS can be capable of providing a wide variety of capabilities. Not all of these capabilities are necessary. Unnecessary services, functions, and applications increase the attack surface (sum of attack vectors) of a system. These unnecessary capabilities are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. This requirement applies to unnecessary features of the IDPS application itself.

STIG	Date
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems Security Requirements Guide	2025-05-19

Details

Check Text (C-7133r298149_chk)

Verify the IDPS is configured to remove or disable non-essential features, functions, and services of the IDPS application.

If the IDPS is not configured to remove or disable non-essential features, functions, and services of the IDPS application, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7133r298150_fix)

Configure the IDPS to remove or disable non-essential features, functions, and services of the IDPS application.