Disabled rule left in the policy
At a glance
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Reads the export, not the device
ConfigProof reads a configuration export. This control is evaluated against the objects in that file, and it reports what the file says. It does not connect to the device and sees no traffic, so a finding here describes the configuration, not what the firewall is doing right now.
Why it matters
A disabled rule adds review noise and can be re-enabled by mistake, reopening whatever it once allowed.
How to fix it
Web interface
The steps below are written for the web interface. A finding raised on your own export carries the same steps with your object names filled in.
- In FMC (or cdFMC): Policies > Access Control > edit the policy > delete the rule, or document why it is kept. Save, Deploy.
Command line
This analyzer version writes no command text for this control. The steps above are the remediation it offers.
How to confirm the fix
- Confirm with the rule's owner that it is no longer needed before deleting it.
Limits
- No limitation is recorded for this control beyond the one that applies to all of them: it reads a configuration export.
Compliance references
No benchmark recommendation is mapped to this control in this version.
More in Security Policies
- FTD-SEC-002Default action does not log
- FTD-SEC-003Allow rule with no condition
- FTD-SEC-005Broad Trust rule bypasses inspection
- FTD-SEC-007Rule does not log
- FTD-SEC-009Rule with zero hits in the collected counter
- FTD-SEC-010Rule covered by an earlier rule
- FTD-SEC-011Cleartext or legacy service allowed
- FTD-SEC-012Remote administration port open from the internet side
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