The VPN Gateway must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-207227
SRG-NET-000235-VPN-000820
SV-207227r608988_rule
Medium
Description
Failure to a known safe state helps prevent systems from failing to a state that may cause loss of data or unauthorized access to system resources. VPN gateways that fail suddenly and with no incorporated failure state planning may leave the hosting system available but with a reduced security protection capability. Preserving information system state information also facilitates system restart and return to the operational mode of the organization with less disruption to mission-essential processes.
Abort refers to stopping a program or function before it has finished naturally. The term abort refers to both requested and unexpected terminations.