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XProtect Hardening guide

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Version 24

2025 R3

Added a new section related to Cyber Assurance (CAPSS): Cyber Assurance (CAPSS) 

Added a note about wireless connectivity not being allowed in CAPSS deployments in Basic steps – Network and Advanced steps – Network. Added a note about a mandatory security requirement for how cameras must communicate in a CAPSS‑compliant deployment in Basic steps – Devices.

Version 23

2025 R2

2025 R1

2024 R2

2024 R1

2023 R3

2023 R2

No changes to this document

Version 22

2023 R1

Added hardening information for the SQL Server connection in Connection to the SQL Server databases.

Updated information about the UseRemoting option in Disable legacy remoting channel.

Version 21

2022 R3

No changes to this document

Version 20

2022 R2

Added information on Disable IIS header information on the Identity Provider.

Warning removed stating that the Mobile Server is not configurable when the Management Server is in a cluster from Use a "demilitarized zone" (DMZ) to provide external access.

Version 19

2022 R1

Added information about Encryption of communication with the Event Server.

Version 18

2021 R2

Added new section CIS Microsoft IIS 10 benchmark.

Version 17

2021 R1

Updated reference to Microsoft Security Update Guide to https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide.

Added new section Configure the Content Security Policy (CSP).

Updated restrictions to Mobile Server in a DMZ in Use a "demilitarized zone" (DMZ) to provide external access.

Version 16

2020 R3

Updated new supported FIPS compliant drivers in Supported drivers.

Version 15

2020 R3

Added new sections FIPS 140-2 compliance and Drivers and FIPS 140-2.

Added information on Disable the IIS Default Page.

Updated information on Disable IIS HTTP TRACE / TRACK verbs.

Port 25 for the recording server and failover recording server is deprecated. See Use firewalls to limit IP access to servers and computers.

Version 14

2020 R2

Added information to deny access to X-Frames in Manage IIS header information.

Version 13

2020 R2

Added information about encryption between the management server and the data collector.

Added information on Disable IIS HTTP TRACE / TRACK verbs.

Version 12

2020 R1

Microsoft Internet Explorer no longer supported. Microsoft Edge is supported. See Use only supported browsers with the latest security updates.

Version 11

2019 R3

Port 5432 is disabled by default. See Use firewalls to limit IP access to servers and computers.

Added information on Disable IIS header information.

Version 10

2019 R2

Added section Secure communication

  • Management server encryption

  • Recording server data encryption

  • Mobile server data encryption

Added hardening information for the SQL Server database connection in Connection to the SQL Server databases.

Added hardening information for Recording Server in Harden Network Attached Storage (NAS) to store recorded media data.

Version 9

2019 R1

Added encryption from the recording server to all clients, described here: Recording server data encryption

Version 8

2018 R3

Added design recommendations, described here: Privacy by design.

Log Server uses port number 22337, described here: Use firewalls to limit IP access to servers and computers and Limit the IP access to Log Server.

Mobile server no longer uses port 8000 for communication with Tray Manager. This was removed from Use firewalls to limit IP access to servers and computers.

New recommendation for scanning for devices, described in Scanning for devices.

Version 7

2018 R2

No changes to this document

Version 6

2018 R1

Clarified the need to add specific firewall rules to the Management Server, described here: Use firewalls to limit IP access to servers and computers.

Version 5

2018 R1

No changes to this document

Version 4

2017 R3

No changes to this document

Version 3

2017 R2

This document applies to XProtect VMS versions 2017 R2 and before.

These are the changes to the document:

Version 2

2016 R3

This document applies to XProtect VMS versions 2016 R3 and before.

These are the changes to the document:

Version 1

2016 R2

This document applies to XProtect VMS versions 2016 R3 and before.