HP ProCurve NAC 800, User Manual

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Tests Help
Software – Windows
B-38
How Does this Affect Me?: A firewall is hardware or software that views information
as it flows to and from your computer. You configure the firewall to allow or block
data based on criteria such as port number, content, source IP address, and so on.
The following links provide more detailed information about firewalls:
■ http://computer.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
■ http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1450&page=4
■ http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/wf/default.mspx
■ http://www.firewallguide.com/
What Do I Need to Do?: Make sure you have a personal firewall installed.
Software Not Allowed
Description: : This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your
system does not have the software packages listed installed.
Test Properties
Enter a list of applications that are not allowed on connecting endpoints, separated
with a carriage return. The format for an application is vendor\software
package[\version]. Using this format stores the value in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software key.
For example:
Adobe\Acrobat Reader, Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0
You can also specify which key to use for the specific value by entering the key at
the beginning of the value. For example:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger
How Does this Affect Me?:
Some software is generally not appropriate for corporate
use, and can create vulnerabilities in your system, for example, peer-to-peer (P2P)
software and instant messenging (IM) software.
What Do I Need to Do?:
Remove the software that is not allowed.
Software Required
Description:
This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your system
has the required software packages installed.